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Cast

Richard Johnson

Richard Johnson

Self

Kirsten Johnson

Kirsten Johnson

Self

Isla Sierck

Isla Sierck

Self

Jed Sierck

Jed Sierck

Self

Felix Torres

Felix Torres

Self

Viva Torres

Viva Torres

Self

Raymond Damazo

Raymond Damazo

Self

Michael Hilow

Michael Hilow

Self

Michael Melton

Michael Melton

Self

Joanne Reiner Tucker

Joanne Reiner Tucker

Self

Ken Tucker

Ken Tucker

Self

Laurie McEwan

Laurie McEwan

Self

Lyn Schildwachter

Lyn Schildwachter

Self

Julie Tilton

Julie Tilton

Self

Ira Sachs

Ira Sachs

Self

Boris Torres

Boris Torres

Self

Joyce Fogel

Joyce Fogel

Self

Lolita Hirst

Lolita Hirst

Self

Kirk Johnson

Kirk Johnson

Self

Marta Bida

Marta Bida

Self

Simona Vuletic

Simona Vuletic

Self

Chase DeForest

Chase DeForest

Self

Catherine Joy Johnson

Catherine Joy Johnson

Self

Brett Eidman

Brett Eidman

Dick Johnson Double

Michael Fatica

Michael Fatica

Dick Johnson Dancer

Mary Page Nance

Mary Page Nance

Katie Jo Dancer

Fredi Bernstein

Fredi Bernstein

Katie Jo Double

Ana Hoffman

Ana Hoffman

Singer

Vasthy Mompoint

Vasthy Mompoint

Singer

Nicole Tio

Nicole Tio

Singer

Adi Gonzalez

Adi Gonzalez

Frida Kahlo

Dexter Buell

Dexter Buell

Sigmund Freud

Kevin Loreque

Kevin Loreque

Buster Keaton

Morgan Green

Morgan Green

Billie Holiday

Ahsan Ali

Ahsan Ali

Jesus / Bruce Lee

Samantha Everette Clowes

Samantha Everette Clowes

Farrah Fawcett

Crew

Hunter Zimny

Hunter Zimny

Grip

John Wakayama Carey

John Wakayama Carey

Director of Photography

Nadia Hallgren

Nadia Hallgren

Additional Photography

Andre Lambertson

Andre Lambertson

Additional Photography

Martina Radwan

Martina Radwan

Additional Photography

John Russell foster

John Russell foster

Additional Photography

Rick Siegel

Rick Siegel

Additional Photography

Gabriella A. Moses

Gabriella A. Moses

Set Decoration

Jason Spingarn-Koff

Jason Spingarn-Koff

Executive Producer

Hitomi Shimizu

Hitomi Shimizu

Music

John Foster

John Foster

Cinematography

J.P. Wakayama

J.P. Wakayama

Cinematography

Markus Kirschner

Markus Kirschner

Production Design

Tara Carrara

Tara Carrara

Makeup & Hair

Akemi Hart

Akemi Hart

Makeup Artist

Dawn Tunnell

Dawn Tunnell

Makeup & Hair

Pete Horner

Pete Horner

Sound Editor

Drake Roy

Drake Roy

Sound

Kirsten Johnson

Kirsten Johnson

Director

Nels Bangerter

Nels Bangerter

Writer

Kirsten Johnson

Kirsten Johnson

Writer

Katy Chevigny

Katy Chevigny

Producer

Marilyn Ness

Marilyn Ness

Producer

Nels Bangerter

Nels Bangerter

Editor

Nathan Fisher

Nathan Fisher

Production Design

William Mellette

William Mellette

Costume Design

Megan Ellison

Megan Ellison

Executive Producer

Simon Mendes

Simon Mendes

Associate Producer

Jane Ji

Jane Ji

Art Direction

John Lavin

John Lavin

Art Direction

Carlos Conceição

Carlos Conceição

Thanks

Michael Hilow

Michael Hilow

Stunt Coordinator

Maureen A. Ryan

Maureen A. Ryan

Co-Producer

Kirsten Johnson

Kirsten Johnson

Director of Photography

Kirsten Johnson

Kirsten Johnson

Producer

Doug Bernheim

Doug Bernheim

Music Supervisor

Judy Karp

Judy Karp

Sound Recordist

Sarah Seulki Oh

Sarah Seulki Oh

Production Manager

Joshua R. Troxler

Joshua R. Troxler

Production Coordinator

Holly Popowski

Holly Popowski

Production Accountant

Arielle Davis

Arielle Davis

Assistant Editor

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Dick Johnson Is Dead

20207.1 / 1089 min
Documentary

Overview

With this inventive portrait, director Kirsten Johnson seeks a way to keep her 86-year-old father alive forever. Utilizing moviemaking magic and her family’s dark humor, she celebrates Dr. Dick Johnson’s last years by staging fantasies of death and beyond. Together, dad and daughter confront the great inevitability awaiting us all.