The atmosphere is a little oppressive – Sheil, beautiful though she is to behold, projects an intense melancholy that makes her hard to connect with – but the project presents a beguiling challenge to the simplistic, exploitative tendencies of biopics.
Morbidly fascinating.
The disturbing story of TV journalist Christine Chubbuck, who killed herself live on air, gets a cinematic restaging.
Interesting to a degree but you are left wondering what exactly the point is.
Robert Greene’s documentary follows actor Kate Lyn Sheil as she prepares to play the part of Christine Chubbuck, a news anchor who killed herself on live TV.
Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow from Friday October 21, 2016, until Monday October 24, 2016. More info: http://www.glasgowfilm.org/theatre/