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Being Dorothy

2004 · 64 min

A gentle, thoughtful documentary that finds quiet poetry in a small-town ritual, inviting you to reflect on home and belonging.

Directed by
Howard Goldberg
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Andrea Carranza
Overview
If you're a teenager living in Liberal, Kansas, you can have a job "being Dorothy" at Liberal's own Land of Oz Museum. Being Dorothy weaves the lyrical mysticism of the wizard of Oz into the conservative landscape of middle America. Is there no place like home for Dorothy today?

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Directed by
Howard Goldberg
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Andrea Carranza
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • isolation
  • family
  • art
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
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Starring
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Runtime
64 min
Country
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