Chronicles of a Professional Eulogist
- 2011
- 25m
Narrated by a eulogist in training, the film chronicles a dying professional eulogist's search for a protégé to inherit the glorious burden of his profession. The semifictional film, which L... Read allNarrated by a eulogist in training, the film chronicles a dying professional eulogist's search for a protégé to inherit the glorious burden of his profession. The semifictional film, which Lapp describes as a "documation," uses the imagined figure of the professional eulogist to ... Read allNarrated by a eulogist in training, the film chronicles a dying professional eulogist's search for a protégé to inherit the glorious burden of his profession. The semifictional film, which Lapp describes as a "documation," uses the imagined figure of the professional eulogist to explore the function of memory, place, and social nostalgia in our religious imaginations.