Kate Plays Christine

Year: 2016
Description: Follows Kate Lyn Sheil as she prepares to play Christine Chubbuck in a film and investigates why the Florida newscaster complained about the shift toward sensationalized news on her program and then shot herself in the head during a broadcast in 1974.
Director: Greene, Robert
Writer: Greene, Robert
Producer: Bedusa, Susan; Tirola, Douglas
Cinematographer: Williams, Sean Price
Editor: Greene, Robert
Production Team: Faliro House, 4th Row Films, Prewar Cinema, and Grasshopper Film
Genre: Documentary
Language: English
Media Format: 1 DVD (113 min.) or 1 streaming video (113 min.)
Type: Color
Additional Content: The DVD includes audio commentary by director Robert Greene, an alternate opening, and the featurettes "Kate Plays Christine: Directed and Found" (32 min.) and "Making of an Ending" (15 min.; silent).
Updated: 03-20-2023

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