CinemaOSMovie · 2009 · 0h 57m · NR

John Kennedy Toole: The Omega Point

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The life story of Pulitzer Prize winning author John Kennedy Toole as told by friends and colleagues. Legacy format production, representational photography and an original music score combine to bring the author's life into focus. His personal triumphs, his untimely death and the publication of the novel, 'A Confederacy of Dunces,' years after his suicide are all explored in this darkly beautiful first person narrative.

Directed byJoseph Sanford

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 57m
Language
EN
Released
January 1, 2009
Studios
pelican pictures

Featuring

Cast & crew

3 credited
Starring
Michael Arata

Michael Arata

Narrator

Thelma Ducoing Toole

Self (Archive Footage)

Joseph Sanford

Narrator

Creative team
Directed by
Joseph Sanford
Written by
Joseph Sanford
Produced by
Joseph Sanford

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