The Bateman Lectures on Depression (2020)
Get out your number two pencil. There will be a test.
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Scott Bateman has suffered from depression most of his life, so of course now he has made a funny and visually-inventive autobiographical documentary about how his depression feels. The film is structured as a fast-paced 100-question test and includes appearances by Cory McAbee (The American Astronaut), Frank Conniff (Mystery Science Theater 3000), comedians Lane Moore (Tinder Live) and Dave Hill (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), and more. Made on a budget of $5000, the film is packed with visual effects and animation created by director Scott Bateman, who also wrote, composed the music, edited and shot The Bateman Lectures on Depression.
- Release date
- June 15, 2018
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $5,000
Cast
- Scott Bateman as Grover Cleveland, Narrator
- Claudia Cogan as Woman Who Looks Vaguely like Chantal Akerman
- Frank Conniff
- Tyson Deines as Person #5
- Dion Flynn as Has the Blues Real Bad
- Joe Garden as The Filmmaker
- Stacey Garratt as Desert Loner
- Josh Gondelman as Posture Pal
- Chris Grace as Gilbert
- Katie Hartman as Calculator Spokesmodel
Crew
- Scott Bateman · Director
- Scott Bateman · Writer
- Scott Bateman · Producer
- Scott Bateman · Composer
- Scott Bateman · Cinematographer
- Scott Bateman · Editor
- Scott Bateman · Production designer