SWAN SONG

By Todd STEPHENS

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Comedy - Completed 2021

An aging hairdresser escapes his nursing home and embarks on an odyssey across his small town to style a dead woman's hair for her funeral, rediscovering his sparkle along the way.

Festivals
& Awards

South by Southwest 2021
Narrative Spotlight
Monte-Carlo Film Festival de la Comedie 2021
Best Actor (Udo Kier), Audience Award
Lovers Film Festival 2021
Best Film (All the Lovers Competition)
    • Year of production
    • 2021
    • Genres
    • Comedy, LGBT
    • Countries
    • USA
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH
    • Duration
    • 104 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Todd STEPHENS
    • Writer(s)
    • Todd STEPHENS
    • Producer(s)
    • Todd STEPHENS, Eric EISENBREY, Tim KALTENECKER, Stephen ISRAEL
    • Synopsis
    • Legendary actor Udo Kier stars as retired hairdresser Pat Pitsenbarger, who escapes the confines of his small-town Sandusky, Ohio nursing home after learning of his former client's dying wish for him to style her final hairdo. Soon, Pat embarks on an odyssey to confront the ghosts of his past – and collect the beauty supplies necessary for the job. SWAN SONG is a comical and bittersweet journey about rediscovering one’s sparkle, and looking gorgeous while doing so.