Release Date

17 Jun, 2009

Runtime

01:22: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Filmmaker Richard P. Rogers tried for twenty years to make a documentary about his own life. He died in 2001, leaving the project unfinished, until his widow, acclaimed photographer Susan Meiselas, commissioned his former student Alexander Olch to make a film out of the pieces. Starting in the Hamptons, in the town of Wainscott, the film weaves Rogers' footage into a journey through childhood memories, a less than encouraging mother, a family background of privilege, and Rogers' persistent, dogged attempts to document his own life. Rogers' friend, actor and writer Wallace Shawn, joins in the process, as the film investigates the differences between documentary and fiction, and tells the tragic story of Rogers' life.

Original Title

The Windmill Movie

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Actors

Richard P. Rogers

Wallace Shawn

Bob Balaban

Crew

Alexander Olch

Alexander Olch

David Grubin

Susan Meiselas

Michael Montes

Richard P. Rogers

Alexander Olch