Lost Media Chronicles Episode 8 - Christine Chubbuck Suicide (1974) [NOT ACTUAL VIDEO]
On July 15, 1974, 29-year-old Sarasota TV reporter Christine Chubbuck spoke to the camera: In keeping with Channel 40s policy of bringing you the latest in blood and guts and in living color, youre going to see another firstattempted suicide. Chubbuck put a pistol to her head and pulled the trigger.
Chubbucks hair-raising on-air suicide has inspired not one but two newfilms, both being shown later this month at the Sundance Film Festival. One,Christine, is a dramaticrecreation of Chubbucks final days, with Rebecca Hall (who starred inThe Town andIron Man 3) portraying Chubbuck and directorAntonio Campos behind the camera.The second film, Robert Greene"sKate Plays Christine, is a documentary, but far removed from your typical talking-head piece. The movie follows the actress Kate Lyn Sheil (best known for a role onHouse of Cards) as she prepares to play the role of Chubbuck, visiting Sarasota and attempting to understand her suicide. Greene knows Sarasota well; he participated in the 2014 Sarasota Film Festival, where he showed the similarly styled documentary Actress.
Neither of the two new movies is the first to grapple with Chubbucks grisly act; her death loosely inspired the 1976 filmNetwork. But both Sundance films are set in Sarasota, showcasing a b****y and disturbing chapter in the citys history. We"ll be watching.
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