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Dead People

Documentary

Intended Audience: Teen

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In Dead People Deutsch tells the fictionalized history of Frank Butler, a local character in an economically depressed small town.

“In 1974 a filmmaker set out to make a portrait of Jay Frank Butler, an elderly resident of Ellicott City,
Maryland. Butler was a town character, frequently drunk and fond of speaking of dead people and crazy
people, his two favorite subjects. After abandoning the film for 30 years, the filmmaker, Roger Deutsch,
now uses his haunting, grainy black and white footage and Butler's mesmerizing stories to meditate on the
power of the documentarian to record the truth and create lies. “
FULL FRAME DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL 2006


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  • Directed by Roger Deutsch
  • Written by Roger Deutsch
  • Produced by Roger Deutsch
  • Running Time 19 min
  • Release Date 2008
  • Country United States of America
  • Content Rating Intended Audience: teen

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Directed by Roger Deutsch

Written by Roger Deutsch

Produced by Roger Deutsch

Cast
Crew
Ann Arbor Film Festival -- Jury Award (Won)
Black Maria Film and Video Festival -- Honorable Mention (Won)
San Francisco Art Institute Film and Video Festival -- Jury Award (Won)
Chicago Underground Film Festival
Annapolis Reel Cinema Festival
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
James River Film Festival

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