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Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist is a 1997 documentary film directed by Kirby Dick about Bob Flanagan, a Los Angeles writer, poet, performance artist, comic, and BDSM celebrity, who had and later died of cystic fibrosis.
Apr 28, 2023 · This documentary chronicles the life and art of Bob Flanagan, who was diagnosed with the disease cystic fibrosis. Director Kirby Dick examines how Flanagan began routinely maiming his own body to deal with and overcome the acute physical pain he felt every day.
- 90 min
This documentary chronicles the life and art of Bob Flanagan, who was diagnosed with the disease cystic fibrosis. Director Kirby Dick examines how Flanagan began routinely maiming his own body...
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- Documentary
- Kirby Dick
Dec 5, 1997 · "Sick: The Life & Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist'' is one of the most agonizing films I have ever seen. It tells the story of a man who was born with cystic fibrosis, a disease that fills the lungs with thick, sticky mucus, so that breathing is hard and painful, and an early death is the prognosis.
Nov 7, 1997 · Undoubtedly the most wildly original and audacious documentary in this year's Sundance Film Festival, Kirby Dick's Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist is an uncompromising chronicle of the flamboyant poet and performance artist who died in 1996.
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- Kirby Dick
- Not Rated
- Bob Flanagan
Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist. Details: 1997, USA, Cert 18, 90 mins. Direction:Kirby Dick. Genre: Documentary. Summary: The cheery, upbeat story of a...
A deeply moving, often hilarious profile of one of the most unique artists of this century, "Sick" follows Flanagan's strikingly original art and life over several decades as he explores the limits of pain, sexuality, love, and death.
