Reese's Films

1 hr 40 minutes runtime – Taipei,Taiwan

Synopsis:
Death of a Dying Dog is a guerrilla, no-budget experimental film following an aimless youth in his early 20s, who accepts a job from a family friend to look after her dog while she’s away from Taipei. While initially believing the task to be a casual endeavor, he quickly realizes the dog is on the brink of death. As the dog’s sole companion for one long night, he is captive to the intense and intimate experience of hospice care. The film follows an awakening to his own alienation, navigating both the diurnal rhythms of an apathetic Taipei, and the need for empathy when caring for another.

“A dark, funny, and totally surprising spiritual trip, fresh in form and feeling”

-good1s in LA

“A practically homemade, absolute passion project.”
“The key to the film’s aesthetics is that grit – both the methodology and the subject matter. That approach and how it, itself, is aware of its own possibility is very inspiring […] The reflection of loneliness not only shows through the character, but the act of filmmaking itself.”

-Anti-Archive