The New Man 8 years old
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.
Credits
The New Man Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Simon McBurney He was 59, now 67 years old | as Himself |
| Slavoj Žižek He was 67, now 75 years old | as Himself |
| David Schneider He was 53, now 61 years old | as Himself |
| Sophie Fiennes She was 49, now 57 years old | as Herself |
| Tom Shkolnik | as Himself |
| Josh Appignanesi He was 41, now 49 years old | as Himself |
The New Man Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Benjamin Turner as Camera Operator. | Camera |
| David Baddiel as Executive Producer. He was 52 (now 60) years old | Production |
| Josh Appignanesi as Cinematography. He was 41 (now 49) years old | Crew |
| Josh Appignanesi as Director. He was 41 (now 49) years old | Directing |
| Josh Appignanesi as Editor. He was 41 (now 49) years old | Editing |
| Josh Appignanesi as Producer. He was 41 (now 49) years old | Production |
| Josh Appignanesi as Writer. He was 41 (now 49) years old | Writing |
The New Man (8 years)
- Release day: Friday, November 18, 2016
- Runtime: 75 minutes