LitFilm 2024: What Was Virginia Woolf Afraid Of?
Documentary, dir. by Vance Goodwin and Adrian Munsey
U.S., 2024, 50 min
Exploring the life of writer Virginia Woolf, What Was Virginia Woolf Afraid Of? starts with her suicide. Her husband Leonard Woolf eventually realizes what has happened, though her body was not found until many days later. Leonard Woolf had effectively kept his wife alive throughout their marriage, supporting and encouraging her through her numerous dark times and breakdowns. Drawing upon key biographers, literary critics and psychologists, the program seeks to understand a remarkable but deeply troubled and disturbed life.
After a career as an academic and then a film distributor, Adrian Munsey in 2006 founded the True Movies and True Entertainment television channels. In the last five years Adrian has produced and directed 21 television documentaries for ITV, Channel 5, BBC America, and Sky Arts on subjects as diverse as Wonderland, Could Hitler Have Been Stopped? Rudyard Kipling and E.M. Forster. In total, Adrian has produced or directed 68 documentaries and two feature films. His music is played on Classic FM and radio stations worldwide. He has also written for film, and released several albums (Incognito, Requiem, Full Circle, Agnus Dei).
All screenings are free but require reservations. Times subject to change. For the full LitFilm roster, go here.
LitFilm: A BPL Film Festival About Writers is made possible with support from BPL’s Fund for the Humanities. BPL Presents programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
