Film - Dick Johnson Is Dead

A bittersweet documentary about a daughter facing the reality of losing her dad to dementia by making a film of some of the ways he could die, staring her dad.

The director pitches the film as one where she kills her dad over and over again. It’s startling to begin and then it is so funny. Having lost his wife to dementia, this 86 year old is braver than I would be.

Dick Johnson’s Dead is humorous and compassionate while being informative.