The New Man
A creative documentary about becoming a parent... and how to reconceive yourself. Fiction director Josh Appignanesi turns the camera on himself and his wife as they undergo the ordeal of becoming parents in the era of man-children and assisted reproduction. Faced with fatherhood, Josh spirals comically into an envious career funk. But life-threatening complications emerge- the couple are tested to the brink, confronting shattering losses. It's a portrait of our generation going through a revolution in reproduction- forced to find new ways to think about ourselves as creative beings. We hear from Slavoj Žižek, John Berger, Darian Leader (20,000 Days) and Zadie Smith. Universal yet still taboo, it's a film for everyone who has children, wants them, or still feels like a child themselves.
Directed by Devorah Baum · Written by Josh Appignanesi
Where to Watch
Rent or Buy
Cast
- Adam Andrusier Self
- Lisa Appignanesi Self
- Richard Appignanesi Self
- Chloe Aridjis Self
- Geoffrey Baum Self
- Josh Baum Self
- Shirley Baum Self
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John Berger Self - Anna Colton Self
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Sophie Fiennes Self - Katrina Forrester Self
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Antony Gormley Self
Make it a double feature
2h 49m together
The New Man
The Young Kieslowski
A close match in mood and era.
