The New Man
Synopsis
Fiction director Josh Appignanesi turns the camera on himself and his wife as they undergo the ordeal of becoming parents in the era of man-children and assisted reproduction. Faced with fatherhood, Josh spirals comically into an envious career funk. But life-threatening complications emerge - the couple are tested to the brink, confronting shattering losses.
A portrait of our generation going through a revolution in reproduction - forced to find new ways to think about ourselves as creative beings. With contributions from writers, filmmakers and thinkers including Slavoj Zizek, John Berger, Darian Leader, Zadie Smith and Sophie Fiennes.
Universal yet still taboo, a film for everyone who has children, wants them, or still feels like a child themselves.
Details
- Year
- 2016
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 75 mins
- Director
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Josh Appignanesi, Devorah Baum
- Producer
- Josh Appignanesi, Devorah Baum, Mia Bays
- Executive Producer
- David Baddiel
- Editor
- Josh Appignanesi
- Screenwriter
- Josh Appignanesi, Devorah Baum
- Director of Photography
- Josh Appignanesi
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Mercenary Films
Josh AppignanesiMissing in Action Films
40 Langham StreetLondon
W1W 7AS
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