EL FATHER PLAYS HIMSELF (EL FATHER COMO SÍ MISMO)

105 min

US PREMIERE | A fascinating behind-the-scenes documentary showcasing the production of a narrative film set in the Amazonian forest of Venezuela. With acute lensing and formidable direction, filmmaker Mo Scarpelli returns to DOC NYC with a layered and complex portrait of her life partner Jorge Thielen Armand as he directs a film about the unconventional life of his father, Jorge Roque Thielen. Starring Roque as himself, this film is a wild ride across the chasm between past and present, father and son.

Watch an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with Director Mo Scarpelli and Subject Jorge Thielen Armand.

Director: Mo Scarpelli

Executive Producer: Edward Power, Gordon Culley, Justin Madhany

Producer: Manon Ardisson, Rodrigo Michelangeli; Associate Producer: Phoebe Hall, Joe Torres, Zane Dawood

Cinematographer: Mo Scarpelli

Editor: Juan Soto

Language: Spanish

Country: Venezuela, UK, Italy, USA, Canada

Year: 2020

Family

Films on Film/Filmmaking

International

Latinx/Latin-American

Other

US Premiere

Women Directors

EL FATHER PLAYS HIMSELF (EL FATHER COMO SÍ MISMO)

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