American: The Bill Hicks Story (2009)

Directed by

Paul Thomas

Genre

documentary film, biographical film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 80 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary traces the life of comedian Bill Hicks from his childhood through his career. It combines archive video and interviews with people who knew him to tell his story.

affectionatebittersweetinsightfulpersonalnostalgicreflectiveplayful

What happens

American: The Bill Hicks Story is a 2009 biographical documentary film on the life of comedian Bill Hicks. The film was produced by Matt Harlock and Paul Thomas, and features archival footage and interviews with family and friends, including Kevin Booth. The filmmakers used a cut-and-paste animation technique to add movement to a large collection of still pictures used to document events in Hicks' life. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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