ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Followers of gonzo legend Hunter S. Thompson will get an opportunity to see his elaborate memorial service in a short film directed by Wayne Ewing.
When I Die will be shown Saturday at the Starz Denver International Film Festival. The short film follows the creation of the 15-story tower that was used to blast Thompson’s ashes into the sky at the private memorial service at his Woody Creek Farm, in Colorado. The memorial was held in August, six months after Thompson committed suicide in his Woody Creek home, with 250 guests invited to the private service. Some of the celebrities who attended were Johnny Depp, John Cusack, Sean Penn and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
Johnny Depp, who played Roaul Duke (Thompson) in 1998’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, paid the $2.6 million cost of the memorial.
