Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice (2012)

  • NR
  • 03/11/2012 (US)
  • Comedy, Documentary, Drama
  • 1h 4m

The legacy of six bereaved puppets

Overview

Internationally acclaimed ventriloquist Nina Conti takes the bereaved puppets of her mentor and erstwhile lover Ken Campbell on a pilgrimage to "Venthaven" the resting place for puppets of dead ventriloquists. She gets to know her latex and wooden travelling partners along the way, and with them deconstructs herself and her lost love in this ventriloquial docu-mockumentary requiem. Ken Campbell was a hugely respected maverick of the British theatre, an eccentric genius who would snort out forgotten artforms. Nina was his protégé in ventriloquism and has been said to have reinvented the artform. This film is truly unique in genre and style. No one has seen ventriloquism like this before.

Nina Conti

Writer, Director

Cast

Nina Conti's headshot

Nina Conti

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Jim Broadbent's headshot

Jim Broadbent

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Brad Cummings's headshot

Brad Cummings

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Nacho Estrada's headshot

Nacho Estrada

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Dan Horn's headshot

Dan Horn

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Bob Hoskins's headshot

Bob Hoskins

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Jay Johnson's headshot

Jay Johnson

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Kevin Johnson's headshot

Kevin Johnson

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