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The New Man

The New Man

2016 75min EN

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.

director: Josh Appignanesi, Devorah Baum

cast: Adam Andrusier, Lisa Appignanesi, Richard Appignanesi, Chloe Aridjis

external: IMDb

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Adam Andrusier

Adam Andrusier

Self

Lisa Appignanesi

Lisa Appignanesi

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Richard Appignanesi

Richard Appignanesi

Self

Chloe Aridjis

Chloe Aridjis

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Geoffrey Baum

Geoffrey Baum

Self

Josh Baum

Josh Baum

Self

Shirley Baum

Shirley Baum

Self

John Berger

John Berger

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Anna Colton

Anna Colton

Self

Sophie Fiennes

Sophie Fiennes

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Katrina Forrester

Katrina Forrester

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Antony Gormley

Antony Gormley

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