The New Man (2016)

Genre : Drama, Documentary, Comedy

Runtime : 1H 15M

Director : Josh Appignanesi, Devorah Baum

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Adam Andrusier
Adam Andrusier
Self
Lisa Appignanesi
Lisa Appignanesi
Self
Richard Appignanesi
Richard Appignanesi
Self
Chloe Aridjis
Chloe Aridjis
Self
Geoffrey Baum
Geoffrey Baum
Self
Josh Baum
Josh Baum
Self
Shirley Baum
Shirley Baum
Self
John Berger
John Berger
Self
Anna Colton
Anna Colton
Self
Sophie Fiennes
Sophie Fiennes
Self
Katrina Forrester
Katrina Forrester
Self
Antony Gormley
Antony Gormley
Self
Mark Greenfield
Mark Greenfield
Self
Hannah Kuper
Hannah Kuper
Self
Nick Laird
Nick Laird
Self
Nikita Lalwani
Nikita Lalwani
Self
Darian Leader
Darian Leader
Self
Yoni Magid
Yoni Magid
Self
Hisham Matar
Hisham Matar
Self
Simon McBurney
Simon McBurney
Self
Adam Rosenthal
Adam Rosenthal
Self
Renata Salecl
Renata Salecl
Self
David Schneider
David Schneider
Self
Poppy Sebag-Montefiore
Poppy Sebag-Montefiore
Self
Danny Shine
Danny Shine
Self
Tom Shkolnik
Tom Shkolnik
Self
Zadie Smith
Zadie Smith
Self
Slavoj Žižek
Slavoj Žižek
Self
Devorah Baum
Devorah Baum
Self
Josh Appignanesi
Josh Appignanesi
Self

Crews

Josh Appignanesi
Josh Appignanesi
Director
Devorah Baum
Devorah Baum
Director
Devorah Baum
Devorah Baum
Writer
Josh Appignanesi
Josh Appignanesi
Writer
Josh Appignanesi
Josh Appignanesi
Producer
Devorah Baum
Devorah Baum
Producer
David Baddiel
David Baddiel
Executive Producer
Cavan Ash
Cavan Ash
Executive Producer
Sarah Mosses
Sarah Mosses
Associate Producer
Mia Bays
Mia Bays
Associate Producer
Charlie Phillips
Charlie Phillips
Executive Producer
Josh Appignanesi
Josh Appignanesi
Editor
Devorah Baum
Devorah Baum
Editor
Jonathan De Villiers
Jonathan De Villiers
Camera Operator
Halldora Magnusdottir
Halldora Magnusdottir
Camera Operator
Michael Sugarman
Michael Sugarman
Camera Operator
Benjamin Turner
Benjamin Turner
Camera Operator
Mat Troughton
Mat Troughton
Color Timer
Rivkah Brown
Rivkah Brown
Publicist
Vincent Watts
Vincent Watts
Supervising Sound Editor
Josh Appignanesi
Josh Appignanesi
Director of Photography

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