Film

The Windmill Movie

2009 · 1h 22m · Documentary

IMDb

6.1

Rotten Tomatoes

86%

Filmmaker Richard P. Rogers tried for twenty years to make a documentary about his own life. He died in 2001, leaving the project unfinished, until his widow, acclaimed photographer Susan Meiselas, commissioned his former student Alexander Olch to make a film out of the pieces. Starting in the Hamptons, in the town of Wainscott, the film weaves Rogers' footage into a journey through childhood memories, a less than encouraging mother, a family background of privilege, and Rogers' persistent, dogged attempts to document his own life. Rogers' friend, actor and writer Wallace Shawn, joins in the process, as the film investigates the differences between documentary and fiction, and tells the tragic story of Rogers' life.

Richard P. Rogers

Self

Wallace Shawn

Self

Bob Balaban

Self

• Alexander OlchDirector · Writer · Editor
• David GrubinProducer
• Susan MeiselasProducer
• Michael MontesOriginal Music Composer

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Release date

June 17, 2009

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 22m

Genres

Documentary