EPISODE · Mar 19, 2024 · 35 MIN
'Much Ado About Dying' Director Simon Chambers
from Doc Talk: A Deadline and Nō Studios Podcast · host Deadline Hollywood
Director Simon Chambers' hilarious story of becoming a caretaker to his ailing octogenarian uncle won the directing award at IDFA where it premiered in 2022. Despite winning that award and others, for over a year the film languished without distribution. Happily, that has changed with a theatrical release secured through First Run Features. The British filmmaker joins Doc Talk to discuss his odyssey to cinemas, and his relationship with his endearing but exasperating uncle David. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Director Simon Chambers' hilarious story of becoming a caretaker to his ailing octogenarian uncle won the directing award at IDFA where it premiered in 2022. Despite winning that award and others, for over a year the film languished without distribution. Happily, that has changed with a theatrical release secured through First Run Features. The British filmmaker joins Doc Talk to discuss his odyssey to cinemas, and his relationship with his endearing but exasperating uncle David. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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'Much Ado About Dying' Director Simon Chambers
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