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Dead People

19 minutes     Documentary / Educational / IndieFlix Official Selections

In Dead People Deutsch tells the fictionalized history of Frank Butler, a local character in an economically depressed small town.

Intended Audience: Teen

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“In 1974 a filmmaker set out to make a portrait of Jay Frank Butler, an elderly resident of Ellicott City,
Maryland. Butler was a town character, frequently drunk and fond of speaking of dead people and crazy
people, his two favorite subjects. After abandoning the film for 30 years, the filmmaker, Roger Deutsch,
now uses his haunting, grainy black and white footage and Butler's mesmerizing stories to meditate on the
power of the documentarian to record the truth and create lies. “
FULL FRAME DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL 2006

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  • Directed by: Roger Deutsch
  • Written by: Roger Deutsch
  • Produced by: Roger Deutsch
  • Run Time: 19 minutes
  • Release Date: 2008
  • Country: United States of America
  • Intended Audience: teen
Directed by Roger Deutsch

Written by Roger Deutsch

Produced by Roger Deutsch

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