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title: 'Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kirsten Johnson'
released: '2020-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 89
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dick-johnson-is-dead-2020'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11394180/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020)

2020 · PG-13 · 89 min · Documentary · United States


## Synopsis

Dick Johnson Is Dead is a 2020 American documentary film directed by Kirsten Johnson and co-written by Johnson and Nels Bangerter. The story focuses on Johnson's father Richard, who has dementia, portraying different ways—some of them violent "accidents"—in which he could ultimately die. In each scenario, the elderly Johnson plays along with his daughter's black humor and imaginative fantasies. The film premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Award for Innovation in Non-fiction Storytelling. It was released on Netflix on October 2, 2020.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kirsten Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/kirsten-johnson)
- **Screenplay:** [Kirsten Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/kirsten-johnson)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Foster](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-foster)

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Official site: https://www.dickjohnsonisdead.com
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