Must Read After My Death
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| Must Read After My Death | |
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| Directed by | Morgan Dews |
| Written by | Morgan Dews |
| Produced by | Morgan Dews |
| Music by | Paul Damian Hogan |
| Distributed by | Gigantic Releasing |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Must Read After My Death is a 2009 documentary film written, produced, and directed by Morgan Dews. It is a story about Allis and her husband Charley, in Hartford, Connecticut in the 1960s.[1]
The film's soundtrack was composed by the Emmy-nominated musician Paul Damian Hogan.[2]
When a Hartford couple turns to psychiatry for help with their marriage, things quickly spiral out of control. Couples counseling, individual and group therapy, and 24-hour marathon sessions ensue. Their four children suffer and are given their own psychiatrists. Pills are prescribed, people are institutionalized, and shock therapy is administered. The story is told by the family itself, from a collection of audio recordings and home movies, illuminating a difficult and extraordinary time.[3][4]
Production
Must Read After My Death was created after Dews found a trove of video and tape belonging to his late grandmother, Allis. The documentary does not include interviews with Allis' grown children and focuses only on her video and audio diary.[5]
