Kate Plays Christine (2016)

Directed by

Robert Greene

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 25 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Actress Kate Lyn Sheil researches and prepares to play Christine Chubbuck, a real-life news reporter who died on air in 1974. The film blends documentary and fiction to follow her process of studying Chubbuck's life and grappling with the ethical weight of the role.

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What happens

Kate Plays Christine is a 2016 American documentary film written and directed by Robert Greene. It follows actress Kate Lyn Sheil's preparation for the role of Christine Chubbuck, a newscaster who committed suicide on live television in 1974, for a fictitious film. It is one of the two films about Chubbuck that premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, the other being Christine. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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