Here Lies Joe

Posted by Leah on 4/5/2017 11:34:04 PM

        Depression is a tough subject to tackle in every respect, but especially in filmmaking. If there are too many laughs the filmmaker can come off as insensitive. If the film is too serious and realistic the filmmaker may end up alienating people who are suffering this horrible affliction. And if the filmmaker makes too artistic an expression he or she may be seen as missing the mark entirely. It takes the right kind of filmmaker to take on such serious subject matter in a way that finds a balance between being too heavy, too lighthearted and just plain weird.
 
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