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Genre
  
Documentary, Short, Biography

Duration
  

Director
  
Lucy Walker

Story by
  
Marianna Palka

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Initial release
  
January 18, 2014

Running time
  
16 minutes

The Lions Mouth Opens movie poster

Writer
  
Marianna Palka (story)

Producers
  
Marianna Palka, Lucy Walker

Cast
  
Seth Gabel
,
Moet Hashimoto
,
Bryce Dallas Howard
,
Marianna Palka
,
Carly Ritter
,
Jason Ritter

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The Lion's Mouth Opens is a 2014 short documentary by Lucy Walker about Marianna Palka and her courage when she struggles with testing whether she has Huntington's disease.

Contents

The premiere was at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. It was then 14 minutes, and was later made into 28.

It was broadcast on HBO on 1 June 2015.

Plot

Documentary about actress and film director Marianna Palka's struggles with Huntington's disease.

Cast

  • Marianna Palka
  • Jason Ritter
  • Bryce Dallas Howard
  • Seth Gabel
  • Christian Williams

    • Reception

    The Los Angeles Times wrote "an espresso shot to the heart". "The most emotionally devastating film at the Sundance Film Festival this year was a short" – Filmmaker Magazine.

    Awards

  • Winner Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking, Cinema Eye Honors 2015
  • Finalist, Best Short Film, Ashland Independent Film Festival 2014
  • Director's Choice Best Short Doc, Rincon International Film Festival 2014
  • Audience Award for Best Documentary Short, Traverse City Film Festival 2014
  • Shortlisted for Best Documentary Short, 87th Academy Awards

    • References

    The Lion's Mouth Opens Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA

    The Lions Mouth Opens IMDb The Lions Mouth Opens themoviedb.org