Short film
Curtis
2004 · 35 min
A tender, intimate documentary that sits with a dying artist, finding quiet warmth and heartbreak in his struggle for dignity.
- Directed by
- Jacob Akira Okada
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Curtis Wheeler, Coula Farris, Louis Wheeler
- Overview
- "CURTIS (2004, Sundance, documentary, 35 min) is a loving portrait of Curtis Wheeler (1950-2003), a dancer and artist fighting to keep his independence and dignity as the end of hi struggle with HIV-AIDS takes him in and out of hospice case." (First Encounter Productions)
- How it feels
- Melancholic, warm, bleak and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Death, identity, isolation, art
- Content
- Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Jacob Akira Okada
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Curtis Wheeler, Coula Farris, Louis Wheeler