The Daddy of Rock 'n' Roll (2003)

Original title

Wesley Willis: The Daddy of Rock 'n' Roll

Directed by

Daniel Bitton

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

59 min

Rated

NR

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows musician and artist Wesley Willis during autumn 2000, showing his daily life, songwriting process, performances, and artwork. It portrays Willis, who lived with paranoid schizophrenia and a weight disorder, going about his routine tasks and creative work.

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What happens

Wesley Willis: The Daddy of Rock 'n' Roll is a 2003 documentary film directed by Daniel Bitton about rock musician and artist Wesley Willis, who died four months after the film's release at age 40. Willis, challenged by a weight disorder as well as paranoid schizophrenia, is followed in his daily tasks, trials and tribulations in autumn 2000, showing him writing his unique yet virtually identical songs, playing a show, attending to daily chores, and working on his ink paintings at Genesis. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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