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ROY'S WORLD: BARRY GIFFORD'S CHICAGO
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Completed - ENGLISH-UNITED STATES - Documentary - 75 minutes

Log Line

ROY'S WORLD: an impressionistic look at 1950s Chicago narrated by Willem Dafoe, Matt Dillon and Lili Taylor.




Year of production : 2019

Director(s) : Rob CHRISTOPHER
 Writer(s) : Barry GIFFORD
 Cast : Willem DAFOE, Lili TAYLOR, Matt DILLON

 Producer(s) : John OTTENBACHER

Synopsis

Narrated by Willem Dafoe, Matt Dillon and Lili Taylor, in Roy's World, author Barry Gifford's recollections of his childhood are interwoven with excerpts from the "Roy" stories, vintage footage and photographs of Chicago, and an evocative jazz soundtrack to create an impressionistic portrait of a vanished time and place.

Production

Country(ies) : USA

Festivals and Awards

glasgow 2020
Thessaloniki Documentary Festival (online) 2021 Doc Market


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