The Joy of Life Synopsis:
Year: 2005
Duration: 1 h 5 min
Genre: N/A
Director: Jenni Olson
Writer: Jenni Olson
Cast: Harriet Dodge, Lawrence Ferlinghetti
A blending of documentary and experimental narrative strategies, combining stunning 16mm landscape cinematography with a bold, lyrical voice-over to share two San Francisco stories: the history of the Golden Gate Bridge as 'suicide landmark,' and the story of a butch dyke in San Francisco searching for love and self-discovery. The Joy of Life is a film about landscapes, both physical and emotional.