Frances Henderson Goes to Vegas in Doc ‘This Much We Know’ Trailer
by Alex Billington
October 26, 2023
Source: YouTube
“You belong to the generation that will manage high level nuclear waste.” Oscilloscope Labs released the trailer for a fascinating documentary film titled This Much We Know, made by filmmaker L. Frances Henderson. This initially premiere at the Camden Film Festival + DOC NYC last year, finally opening in the US this fall. Starting in NYC at Firehouse: DCTV’s Cinema for Documentary Film, on Friday, November 10th, then in Los Angeles at Laemmle Monica Film Center on Wednesday, November 15th, with additional cities later. Grieving the suicide of a close friend, a filmmaker travels to Las Vegas at the peak of a suicide epidemic in an attempt to study the issue & find answers. There, she comes across the story of Levi Presley, a happy & accomplished young man, who suddenly jumped off the city’s tallest casino. Adapted from the book “About a Mountain“, this free-wielding doc explores the hidden waste of the American dream. Through interviews with survivors, suicide experts, Yucca Mountain geologists, politicians, statisticians, and even a psychic medium, this film explores the struggle to find answers to great unknowns. Sounds quite intriguing.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for L. Frances Henderson’s doc This Much We Know, from YouTube:
Grieving the suicide of a friend, L. Frances Henderson heads to Las Vegas, the suicide capitol of the nation, to seek answers. There she learns about the shocking death of a local teenager who leaped from the roof of the tallest casino. While investigating the suicide epidemic further, she finds the city is also burdened by a national problem trying to bury decades of nuclear excess in a nearby mountain. Artfully maneuvering between two stories burgeoning with existential questions, This Much We Know masterfully links these seemingly disparate subjects of self-annihilation and environmental issues into something supernatural, unforgettable, and transcendent. This Much We Know is directed by filmmaker L. Frances Henderson, director of the doc films Lessons for the Living and Dying & Dinner Parties previously. Based on the book “About a Mountain” by John D’Agata. Produced by Joey Carey and Keith Miller. This initially premiered at the 2022 Camden Film Festivla and at DOC NYC. Oscilloscope Labs will debut This Much We Know in select US theaters (NY & LA) starting on November 10th, 2023 this fall. For more details, visit their official site.
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