Protagonist (film)
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Directed byJessica Yu
Written byJessica Yu
Produced byGreg Carr
Noble Smith
Jessica Yu
Elise Pearlstein
Susan West
Noble Smith
Jessica Yu
Elise Pearlstein
Susan West
StarringHans-Joachim Klein
Mark Pierpont
Joe Loya
Mark Salzman
Mark Pierpont
Joe Loya
Mark Salzman
| Protagonist | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Jessica Yu |
| Written by | Jessica Yu |
| Produced by | Greg Carr Noble Smith Jessica Yu Elise Pearlstein Susan West |
| Starring | Hans-Joachim Klein Mark Pierpont Joe Loya Mark Salzman |
| Cinematography | Russell Harper |
| Edited by | Jessica Yu |
| Music by | Jeff Beal |
| Distributed by | IFC Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English German (Klein only) Greek (certain puppetry segments) |
Protagonist is a 2007 American documentary film about the parallels between human life and Euripidean dramatic structure.[1] The film was written and directed by Jessica Yu.
It featured extensive interviews with terrorist Hans-Joachim Klein, ex-gay Christian evangelist Mark Pierpont, bank-robber Joe Loya, and martial-arts enthusiast Mark Salzman (the director's husband).[2] Interspersed with the interviews are scenes from ancient Greek drama performed by puppets and narrated by Marina Sirtis[2] and Chris Diamantopoulos.[2]
