John Kennedy Toole: The Omega Point
2009•NR•57m•Released
Documentary
The life story of Pulitzer Prize winning author John Kennedy Toole as told by friends and colleagues. Legacy format production, representational photography and an original music score combine to bring the author's life into focus. His personal triumphs, his untimely death and the publication of the novel, 'A Confederacy of Dunces,' years after his suicide are all explored in this darkly beautiful first person narrative.
Director
Joseph Sanford
Writer
Joseph Sanford
Languages
English
Studio
pelican pictures
Cast
Michael Arata
Narrator
Thelma Ducoing Toole
Self (Archive Footage)
Joseph Sanford
Narrator
Production
Company
pelican pictures
Producer
Joseph Sanford
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