Abstract: In this month’s MJ Studies Today column (#96), our last for 2023, Kerry Hennigan discusses the creative impact of Michael Jackson on two Spanish filmmakers, Marcos Cabotá and Joan Bover, and their films Sonic Fantasy and Dear Michael respectively. Based on viewings of both films, and a transcript of Dear Michael, Kerry looks at Cabotá’s engagement, both directly and indirectly with Jackson, which inspired not only his own work, but has resulted in Bover’s own award-winning and Goya-nominated documentary short film.

Access is via the Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, here.

MJ Studies today is a column by Kerry Hennigan, editor of the free monthly newsletter A Candle for Michael, administrator of the fan group “Michael Jackson’s Short Film Ghosts” on Facebook, and an MJ blogger on WordPress. Kerry is a student of Ancient, Early Medieval and Medieval History, Anthropology and Religious Studies and has Certificates in the Archaeology of the Ancient World and the Archaeology of Ancient Britain from Cambridge University in the UK. Her current studies are focused on the Viking Age.

REFERENCE AS:

Hennigan, Kerry. “MJ Studies Today XCVI: ‘There was no going back.’ – How Michael Jackson inspired the creativity of one filmmaker and prompted an award-winning documentary short film by another.” (14-12-2023). The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies Vol 10, No. 2 (2023). https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/mj-studies-today-xcvi/

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