Protagonist
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Protagonist
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Academy Award-winning filmmaker Jessica Yu offers an unusual look at the simultaneous diversity and commonality of four very different men in this documentary. In Protagonist, Yu recalls the structural format of the ancient Greek playwright Euripides -- whose stories were often marked by human tragedy, the commentary of a chorus of independent observers, and the sudden and unexpected intervention of the divine -- as she chronicles the lives of a thief, a student of martial arts, a preacher who has renounced his past as a homosexual, and a political terrorist. Protagonist was screened in competition as part of the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, RoviCast
Hans Joachim-Klein; Mark Pierpont; Joe Loya; Mark SalzmanCredit
Linda Montagne - Casting, Jessica Yu - Director, Jessica Yu - Editor, Matt Small - Editor, Greg Carr - Executive Producer, Noble Smith - Executive Producer, Jeff Beal - Composer (Music Score), Russell Harper - Cinematographer, Karl Hahn - Cinematographer, Jessica Yu - Producer, Susan West - Producer, Elise Pearlstein - Producer, Matthew Iadarola - Sound/Sound Designer, Jessica Yu - Screenwriter, Robert Getty - Supervising Sound Editor, Robert Connor - Title Design| Prostitution (1976 Film), Prostitution (1963 Film) | |
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Protagonist (film)
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 Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Jessica Yu |
| Written by | Jessica Yu |
| Starring | Hans-Joachim Klein Mark Pierpont Joe Loya Mark Salzman |
| Distributed by | IFC Films |
| Release date(s) | November 30, 2007 |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English German (Klein only) Greek (certain puppetry segments) |
Protagonist is a 2007 documentary film about the parallels between human life and Euripidean dramatic structure. The film was written and directed by Jessica Yu.
It featured extensive interviews with German terrorist Hans-Joachim Klein, ex-gay Christian evangelist Mark Pierpont, Mexican bank-robber Joe Loya, and martial-arts enthusiast Mark Salzman (and the director's husband). Interspersed with the interviews are scenes from ancient Greek drama performed by puppets.
External links
- Protagonist Jessica Yu's Protagonist available from Alive Mind Media
- Protagonist at the Internet Movie Database
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