Exegesis Lovecraft (2021)

8.5/10 127 min Documentary

Overview

A cathartic journey that Qais, a Pakistani-Canadian filmmaker embarks on as he traces the life of H.P. Lovecraft, from woodland cemeteries in Rhode Island, to the docks of New York and on to the cobbled stoned streets of Quebec City. A documentary that proves that the truth is weirder than fiction.

Cast

S.T. Joshi

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Richard Stanley

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Will Menaker

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