”Dick Johnson is Dead” with Kirsten (KJ) Johnson

Ken and Mike welcome Kirsten (KJ) Johnson, who recently won Best Director for her groundbreaking film, "Dick Johnson is Dead." This film is like no other film you’ll find in your Netflix queue. KJ’s boundary-pushing documentary uses the art of cinema to keep the ravages of time and the onset of dementia from taking her beloved father Dick away from her. The solution? Keep killing her father over-and-over again on camera, all with Dick’s active participation and encouragement.  Once you survive the film, you’ll definitely want to join Mike and Ken for this refreshingly candid conversation with KJ who constantly questions everything (including our questions!) and proves herself to be every bit as provocative, playful and engaging as the film itself. Covering everything from Seventh-day Adventism and the best way to stage your father’s funeral while he’s still alive to Vertov’s Man with a Movie Camera and, of course, chocolate cake, this week’s podcast is one you’ll be dying to listen to. And look out for that falling air conditioner!  You can follow us on twitter @topdocspod Other films directed by Kirsten Johnson: Cameraperson Deadline   People who worked on the film: Judy Karp Michael Hilow Nels Bangerter Peter Horner Nadia Hallgren John Foster Simon Mendes Marilyn Ness   Hidden Gem:  Marjoe   Also mentioned in the pod: Ousmane Sembène  Djibril Diop Mambéty Wellington Bowler Young Frankenstein Monty Python’s Flying Circus Charles Addams Lacan on social death  Derrida (the documentary) Quantum Entanglement The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill