Kate Plays Christine

2DORSS15
Director:Robert Greene
Cast:Kate Lyn Sheil, Stephanie Coatney, Marty Stonerock, Michael Ray Davis
Length:110 minutes
Genre:Documentary

Kate Plays Christine

Kate Plays Christine; Robert Greene, 2016, OV (ang.) + eST | MFF BA 2017; Robert Greene, 2016, versions: OR,SS,

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Director: Robert Greene • Scenario: Robert Greene • Camera: Sean Price Williams • Cast: Kate Lyn Sheil, Stephanie Coatney, Marty Stonerock, Michael Ray Davis, Holland Hayes, Zachary Gossett

In 1974, regional TV station news reporter Christine Chubbuck committed suicide during a live television broadcast. The incident is considered the first televised suicide in history and although it inspired Sydney Lumet’s Network, the story and its background remain mostly unknown. Some four decades later, actress Kate Lyn Sheil is cast in a stylised version of the story, and to prepare for the role, she investigates the mysteries and meanings behind Christine’s tragic demise. Committed to doing justice to Christine’s life, Kate candidly pulls back the curtain on her acting process. As a filmmaker, Robert Greene systematically explores the concepts of fact and fiction, performance and make-believe in different forms and contexts. In one of his previous projects, he delved into the world of American wrestling, only to turn his attention to the acting profession next. Kate Plays Christine is a study of consummate physical and psychological metamorphosis in which the actress blends with her character while the film itself remains primarily a game.

Length: 110 min

Year: 2016

Country of origin:

  • United states of America

Language version:

OR - Original version
SS - Slovak subtitles

More info about festival and tickets on festival website IFF BA

Director: Robert Greene • Scenario: Robert Greene • Camera: Sean Price Williams • Cast: Kate Lyn Sheil, Stephanie Coatney, Marty Stonerock, Michael Ray Davis, Holland Hayes, Zachary Gossett

In 1974, regional TV station news reporter Christine Chubbuck committed suicide during a live television broadcast. The incident is considered the first televised suicide in history and although it inspired Sydney Lumet’s Network, the story and its background remain mostly unknown. Some four decades later, actress Kate Lyn Sheil is cast in a stylised version of the story, and to prepare for the role, she investigates the mysteries and meanings behind Christine’s tragic demise. Committed to doing justice to Christine’s life, Kate candidly pulls back the curtain on her acting process. As a filmmaker, Robert Greene systematically explores the concepts of fact and fiction, performance and make-believe in different forms and contexts. In one of his previous projects, he delved into the world of American wrestling, only to turn his attention to the acting profession next. Kate Plays Christine is a study of consummate physical and psychological metamorphosis in which the actress blends with her character while the film itself remains primarily a game.

Year: 2016

Country of origin:

  • United states of America

Language version:

OR - Original version
SS - Slovak subtitles