The Accident


1h 37m 1997

Brief Synopsis

A memoir filmed over 25 years, as the filmmaker tries to piece together the lives of his parents through the recollections of siblings who had very different childhoods. He considers the defining moment of his life, when, as a small child, he was the only witness to his mother's death in a bizarre a

Film Details

Also Known As
Accident
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1997

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 37m

Synopsis

A memoir filmed over 25 years, as the filmmaker tries to piece together the lives of his parents through the recollections of siblings who had very different childhoods. He considers the defining moment of his life, when, as a small child, he was the only witness to his mother's death in a bizarre accident.

Film Details

Also Known As
Accident
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1997

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 37m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Feature directorial debut for editing assistant and TV documentarist Joseph Lovett.

Shown at Denver International Film Festival October 7-14, 1999.

Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival October 20-24, 1999.

Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) in New York City September 18-25, 1998.

Shown at Los Angeles Independent Film Festival April 15-20, 1999.

Shown at New York Lesbian & Gay Film Festival June 3-13, 1999.

Shown at Providence/Rhode Island International Film Festival August 6-19, 1999.

Shown at South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in Austin, Texas March 12-20, 1999.

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 24 - October 10, 1999.

16mm

color and b&w