A series of interviews are conducted concerning people's beliefs towards the possibility of an afterlife. The interviews are filmed against a set of strange backdrops, and are intercut with clips from classic films and a variety of stock footage.
Direction
Keaton's playful visual collages, chaotic and deeply personal.
Editing
Jarring cuts between earnest interviews and absurd B-roll.
Director
Diane Keaton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Keaton financed much of the film herself after studios balked at her non-traditional approach to documentary.
Released in 1987, it captures Reagan-era America grappling with mortality while drowning in media saturation and televangelism.
US
