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Much Ado About Dying

10 10
2022
83min

English

English

Country: United Kingdom Ireland

Original Title: Wiele hałasu o umieranie

Simon films his eccentric gay uncle David, whose chaotic final days reveal unexpected joy and freedom in facing death.

English
English
Country: United Kingdom Ireland
Original Title: Wiele hałasu o umieranie

AWARDS: Best Directing. IDFA/ Best Documentary. Merlinka Festival

OFFICIAL SELECTION: Doc Utah / CPH DOX / Chichester Cinema / Vilnius Film Festival / Tallinn Black Nights Festival / Sheffield DocFest / Santa Barbara Film Festival / North East International Festival / Milton Keynes International Film Festival / Merlinka Film Festival / Krakow Film Festival / Jakarta Independent Film Festival / Irish Film Institute / International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam / Hot Docs / Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival / Galway Film Festival / Doc Point Finland / Doc Ireland Belfast / Doc Aviv

Much Ado About Dying - A joyful farewell in the company of chaos

Filmmaker Simon sets out to care for his eccentric uncle David, a flamboyant gay actor whose life is a mixture of Shakespeare, clutter, and boundless generosity.

Between greeting visitors in the nude and lending his credit card to neighbors, David stages one final performance, his farewell to the world. But instead of despair, what emerges is a meditation on freedom, legacy, and what it means to truly live on your own terms. Intimate and unexpectedly hilarious, the film captures the beauty of chosen family and queer aging with rare tenderness.