Being A Human Person
Synopsis
All his films take years to make. His crew builds every set; then films and destroys them. He uses only fixed shots with no close-ups or edits. He casts non-professional actors. Roy’s intricate in-camera trickery is meticulous to the point of madness. And each production is shot entirely in an unassuming townhouse below Roy’s apartment – Stockholm's legendary Studio 24.
Roy’s contrarian methods have won garlands at the world's most prestigious festivals, and the adulation of visionaries like Darren Aronofsky and Alejandro G. Iñárritu. Now, at 76 years old, he is about to present his final work to the world. ABOUT ENDLESSNESS will mark the end of a major chapter in cinema. For when Roy stops making films, they will never be made this way again.
Charting the arduous, unsettled arc of what Roy lovingly terms his “final effort”, BEING A HUMAN PERSON is a poignant and heartbreakingly honest portrait of a master storyteller calling time on his career.
Details
- Year
- 2020
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 90 min
- Format
- Digital 4K
- Director
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Fred Scott 1st Feature
- Producer
- Mike Brett, Steve Jamison, Jo-Jo Ellison
- Co-Producer
- Johan Carlsson, Pernilla Sandström
- Editor
- Michael Aaglund
- Principal cast
- Roy Andersson
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Archer's Mark
First floor120-124 Curtain Road
London
EC2A 3SQ
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