Heart of a Dog
Release Date: October 21, 2015 (limited)
Studio: Abramorama, HBO Documentary Films
Director: Laurie Anderson
MPAA Rating: N/A
Screenwriter: N/A
Genre: Documentary
Starring: N/A
Plot Summary: Acclaimed musician and performance artist Laurie Anderson presents her meditation on love and death as relates to her dog in this playful, lucid and heartbreaking nonfiction feature. Taking as a jumping off point the recent passing of her beloved terrier Lolabelle, Anderson touches on what her love for her dog means to her by processing her childhood, music, and her life as an artist. Through all of it, she draws upon her childhood experiences and political beliefs as she lovingly tries to help Lolabelle's spirit face the immediate tribulations it will experience immediately after death (as described in the Tibetan Book of the Dead). Aided by a beautiful use of her own compositions, animation and 8 milimeter film from her family archive, Anderson creates a gorgeous, heartbreaking tapestry on love and loss - reminding us that every love story is a ghost story.
Release Date: October 21, 2015 (limited)
Studio: Abramorama, HBO Documentary Films
Director: Laurie Anderson
MPAA Rating: N/A
Screenwriter: N/A
Genre: Documentary
Starring: N/A
Plot Summary: Acclaimed musician and performance artist Laurie Anderson presents her meditation on love and death as relates to her dog in this playful, lucid and heartbreaking nonfiction feature. Taking as a jumping off point the recent passing of her beloved terrier Lolabelle, Anderson touches on what her love for her dog means to her by processing her childhood, music, and her life as an artist. Through all of it, she draws upon her childhood experiences and political beliefs as she lovingly tries to help Lolabelle's spirit face the immediate tribulations it will experience immediately after death (as described in the Tibetan Book of the Dead). Aided by a beautiful use of her own compositions, animation and 8 milimeter film from her family archive, Anderson creates a gorgeous, heartbreaking tapestry on love and loss - reminding us that every love story is a ghost story.
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