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Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts (2011)

Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts poster
Directed by
Patrick Meaney
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 19m
Rated
NC-17
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary looks at the life and career of British comic book writer Warren Ellis. It mixes interviews with him together with comments from people who know him and visual pieces based on his writing.

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What happens

Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts is a feature-length documentary by Patrick Meaney that takes an in depth look at the life, career and mind of the British comic book writer Warren Ellis. The film combines extensive interviews with Ellis with insights from his colleagues and friends, as well as ambient visual re-creations of his prose and comics work. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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