Filmmaker Wil Kristin remembers his father David as a brilliant and unpredictable man, a sufferer of bipolar disorder who struggled with the confines of working life. Now, several years after David’s death, Wil decides to become closer to his mysterious father by finally bringing David’s unmade screenplay, Groovopolis, to life.
Billed as a “hipper, groovier version of Footloose,” Groovopolis portrays a depressed white-collar worker who discovers a magical island where inhabitants dance and live in a state of total freedom.
Interspersing home movies, public-access clips, and candid interviews with family members, Finding Groovopolis explores the unseen toll of mental illness and the fundamental unknowability of our loved ones. A funny and poignant romp through the lands of memory, Finding Groovopolis is a new kind of intergenerational documentary.
Watch this program in person at NWFF, Sep. 29 at 7:30pm. VIRTUAL, IN-PERSON, and HYBRID (virtual AND in-person) Festival Passes and Individual Tickets are available!
Filmmaker Wil Kristin remembers his father David as a brilliant and unpredictable man, a sufferer of bipolar disorder who struggled with the confines of working life. Now, several years after David's death, Wil decides to become closer to his mysterious father by finally bringing David's unmade screenplay, Groovopolis, to life. Billed as a "hipper, groovier version of Footloose," Groovopolis portrays a depressed white-collar worker who discovers a magical island where inhabitants dance and live in a state of total freedom. Interspersing home movies, public-access clips, and candid interviews with family members, Finding Groovopolis explores the unseen toll of mental illness and the fundamental unknowability of our loved ones. A funny and poignant romp through the lands of memory, Finding Groovopolis is a new kind of intergenerational documentary.
Filmmaker Wil Kristin remembers his father David as a brilliant and unpredictable man, a sufferer of bipolar disorder who struggled with the confines of working life. Now, several years after David’s death, Wil decides to become closer to his mysterious father by finally bringing David’s unmade screenplay, Groovopolis, to life.
Billed as a “hipper, groovier version of Footloose,” Groovopolis portrays a depressed white-collar worker who discovers a magical island where inhabitants dance and live in a state of total freedom.
Interspersing home movies, public-access clips, and candid interviews with family members, Finding Groovopolis explores the unseen toll of mental illness and the fundamental unknowability of our loved ones. A funny and poignant romp through the lands of memory, Finding Groovopolis is a new kind of intergenerational documentary.
Watch this program in person at NWFF, Sep. 29 at 7:30pm. VIRTUAL, IN-PERSON, and HYBRID (virtual AND in-person) Festival Passes and Individual Tickets are available!
Filmmaker Wil Kristin remembers his father David as a brilliant and unpredictable man, a sufferer of bipolar disorder who struggled with the confines of working life. Now, several years after David's death, Wil decides to become closer to his mysterious father by finally bringing David's unmade screenplay, Groovopolis, to life. Billed as a "hipper, groovier version of Footloose," Groovopolis portrays a depressed white-collar worker who discovers a magical island where inhabitants dance and live in a state of total freedom. Interspersing home movies, public-access clips, and candid interviews with family members, Finding Groovopolis explores the unseen toll of mental illness and the fundamental unknowability of our loved ones. A funny and poignant romp through the lands of memory, Finding Groovopolis is a new kind of intergenerational documentary.
