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A lost-and-found revelation from indie film and TV maverick Jan Oxenberg is a docu-fantasy narrative focused on the filmmaker’s hilarious, messy, Jewish family as they prepare to say goodbye to someone they love. Narrated by a cardboard cutout of Oxenberg’s scowling child self, Thank You and Good Night takes us on a journey through the proceedings, attempting to defeat death and never say goodbye. An early Sundance hit but virtually unseen for decades, the film reemerges as a singular, uncategorizable exploration of the meaning of life, death, and the tangled stuff that is a family. In this poignant, hilarious, and complex reflection on letting go, Oxenberg innovatively transforms personal tragedy into universally resonant art that is now claiming its rightful place as a classic of independent cinema.
- Year1991
- Runtime83 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorJan Oxenberg
- ScreenwriterJan Oxenberg
- ProducerKathie Hersch, Lindsay Law, Jan Oxenberg, James Schamus
- CinematographerJohn Hazard
- EditorNancy Kennedy
- Production DesignPamela Woodbridge
- MusicMark Suozzo
Watch "Thank You and Good Night" now on the SHU Community Theatre's Virtual Theatre page:
A lost-and-found revelation from indie film and TV maverick Jan Oxenberg is a docu-fantasy narrative focused on the filmmaker’s hilarious, messy, Jewish family as they prepare to say goodbye to someone they love. Narrated by a cardboard cutout of Oxenberg’s scowling child self, Thank You and Good Night takes us on a journey through the proceedings, attempting to defeat death and never say goodbye. An early Sundance hit but virtually unseen for decades, the film reemerges as a singular, uncategorizable exploration of the meaning of life, death, and the tangled stuff that is a family. In this poignant, hilarious, and complex reflection on letting go, Oxenberg innovatively transforms personal tragedy into universally resonant art that is now claiming its rightful place as a classic of independent cinema.
- Year1991
- Runtime83 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorJan Oxenberg
- ScreenwriterJan Oxenberg
- ProducerKathie Hersch, Lindsay Law, Jan Oxenberg, James Schamus
- CinematographerJohn Hazard
- EditorNancy Kennedy
- Production DesignPamela Woodbridge
- MusicMark Suozzo