Feature Documentary / 2021 / USA / 127 min / Directed by Robert B Weide and Dan Argott

Legendary author Kurt Vonnegut – the writer behind cult classics Cats Cradle and Slaughterhouse 5 – is the subject of this absorbing biopic, which paints a fascinating picture of its subject. 

From his childhood, experiences during WW2, family life and celebrity, this film is a clear labour of love. 

Director Weide (Curb Your Enthusiasm) reached out to Vonnegut forty years ago and this film is, in part, the results of this. 

Simultaneously, Dan Argott (Framing John Delorean) documents the friendship between Weide and Vonnegut. 

The results are an absorbing documentary about friendship, entwined lives, creativity and artistic vision. 

Recounting the extraordinary life of author Kurt Vonnegut, and the 25-year friendship with the filmmaker who set out to document it.

Screens with the short film