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Dear Doc

1990 · 35 min

A quiet, reflective video letter that drifts between intimacy and introspection, rewarding patient viewers with a personal, unhurried meditation.

Directed by
Robert Kramer
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Robert Kramer, Paul McIsaac, Barre Phillips
Overview
Lyrical video letter by Robert Kramer to his friend Paul McIsaac captured during the editing of “Route One/USA”.

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Directed by
Robert Kramer
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Robert Kramer, Paul McIsaac, Barre Phillips
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • memory
  • art
  • identity
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Robert Kramer
Starring
Robert Kramer, Paul McIsaac, Barre Phillips
Runtime
35 min
Country
France
Languages
English

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