Her Master’s Voice by Nina Conti
I've watched a fair bit of videos of Nina Conti's act, and she often makes me laugh. Her ventriloquy act certainly renews the genre in many ways, and also is at the border of discomfort in a way that I find very funny. The Tube recommended this documentary that she did about the passing away of her comic, drama and ventriloguy mentor. It focuses on a US ventriloquy convention and the adjacent museum of discarded puppets. It's clearly made with a shoestring, but quite strong narratively, with a lot of "dialogue" between Nina and her puppets. Ultimately it highlights the inherent schizophrenia of ventriloquism, allowing her inner voice to say things out loud she would never dare say in her own voice.
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