JISEI: A DEATH POEM
THE DEATH POEM IS A GENRE OF POETRY THAT DEVELOPED IN THE LITERARY TRADITIONS OF EAST ASIAN CULTURES. THEY TEND TO OFFER A REFLECTION ON DEATH. BOTH IN GENERAL AND CONCERNING THE IMMINENT DEATH OF THE AUTHOR. THIS FILM IS NO EXCEPTION. THE END OF OUR STORY MAY LIE AT THE BEGINNING OF ANOTHER.
DIRECTED BY TOM TELLER AND JULIAN CONNER. SOUND DESIGN BY GERRY VAZQUEZ. COLORED BY BRYAN SMALLER. FEATURING THE HAUNTING SCORE, “PRESENT COMPANY”, AND COMFORTING POEM, “DO NOT STAND AT MY GRAVE AND WEEP”, WRITTEN BY MARY ELIZABETH FRYE, READ BY DAZ CRAWFORD.
