1985
The Dead Father
Directed by Guy Maddin
Logline: A grey comedy about a boy who keeps forgetting, and a man who cheats on his wife by dying.
Synopsis: A young man, whose father has died, experiences an array of post-mortal brushes with his dead father. This grey comedy takes the dark subject matter and produces humorous results.
Distribution Contact: WFG
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RUNTIME: 25 Minutes
GENRE: Experimental, Narrative, Fiction
PRODUCTION FORMAT: 16mm
LANGUAGE: English
LOCATION: Manitoba
KEYWORDS: Photographs, Father, Haunting, Ghosts, Grief, Death, Surreal, Son

Director: Guy Maddin
Cast: Dr. Dan P. Snidal
Cast: Margaret Anne MacLeod
Cast: John Harvie
Cast: Angela Heck
Cast: Rachel Toles
Cast: Jill Maddin
Cast: Stephen Snyder
Writer: Guy Maddin
Editor: Guy Maddin
Sound: Clive Perry
Cinematographer: Stephen Snyder
Cinematographer: Kathy Driscoll
Cinematographer: Bob Russick
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