Joyce Carol Oates: A Body in the Service of Mind
2022•1h 34m•7.4•Released
Documentary
Prolific writer Joyce Carol Oates has remained intensely private. Until now. Through a long-standing friendship, and persistent inquiry, director Stig Bjorkman is granted unprecedented access to document her mornings of longhand writing, her walks with her husband—to visit her within her solitude.
Director
Stig Björkman
Writer
Dominika Daubenbüchel, Stina Gardell, Stig Björkman
Languages
English
Studio
Mantaray Film
Cast
Joyce Carol Oates
Self
Laura Dern
Voice
Production
Company
Mantaray Film
Producer
Stina Gardell
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