Actor Mark Metcalf made his reputation playing aggrieved authority figures, most famously in NATIONAL LAMPOON’S ANIMAL HOUSE and BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER. Now in his 70s, he takes a critical look back on his life and career in this meditation on power, privilege, and the perils of being a “type.”
16min, DCP
Now streaming on The New Yorker Documentary.
SELECTED PRESS
Oztaskin, Murat. “The Price of Performance, in ‘Character.’” The New Yorker, 11 Nov 2020.
CREDITS
Produced, directed, and edited by VERA BRUNNER-SUNG
Co- Producer and Cinematographer ORI SEGEV
Music by RYLAND WHARTON
SCREENINGS
2021
Ajyal Film Festival, Qatar
/ Conofest Summer Series, Spain
/ THIRD ACTion Film Festival, Calgary, AB
/ Sydney Underground Int’l Womens Day Benefit, Australia
2020
Conofest, Spain
/ The Loft Short Film Festival, Tucson
/ Weyauwega International Film Festival, WI (Winner – Best Short Documentary) /
Kurzfilmtage Winthertur (Kurzfilmtage Recommendations)
/ Carbonia Film Festival, Italy
/ Pacific Meridian International Film Festival, Vladivostok
/ Hamptons International Film Festival
/ Sydney Underground Film Festival
/ Palm Springs Shortfest
/ Visions du Réel (Media Library)
/ Aspen Shortsfest
/ Big Sky Documentary Film Festival (Best Short Competition)
/ Sundance Film Festival (WP)