My Suicide
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Archie's Final Project is a teen
dramedy
feature film directed by David Lee Miller
and starring Gabriel Sunday. It won the best feature film prize for the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival's youth film section Generation 14plus. It is scheduled for limited release in Los Angeles
, New York City
and Santa Fe, New Mexico
in September 2011 (having been changed from its original title, My Suicide) and will be released on DVD December 6th.
Archie films it all, pointing his incisive camera at the realities of life, death, violence, sex, money, drugs, music and media overload. Archie rants with comic accuracy, interweaving documentary footage with his narrative, graphically revealing what teens love and hate, do for kicks, and secretly hide within their souls.
Archie is subjected to systematic testing, counseling, labeling, and religious bombardment, all of which he faithfully comments on with his sardonic wit and media wizardry.
Then there's the untouchable Sierra, the most popular girl in school. She is drawn to Archie, not because he's suddenly popular, but because she is hiding... living a dark secret.
Teen film
Teen films is a film genre targeted at teenagers and young adults in which the plot is based upon the special interests of teenagers, such as coming of age, first love, rebellion, conflict with parents, teen angst, and alienation...
dramedy
Comedy-drama
Comedy-drama is a genre of theatre, film and television programs which combines humorous and serious content.-Theatre:Traditional western theatre, beginning with the ancient Greeks, was divided into comedy and tragedy...
feature film directed by David Lee Miller
David Lee Miller
David Lee Miller is a noted scholar of English Renaissance Literature, currently Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of South Carolina at Columbia...
and starring Gabriel Sunday. It won the best feature film prize for the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival's youth film section Generation 14plus. It is scheduled for limited release in Los Angeles
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, New York City
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and Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe, New Mexico
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in September 2011 (having been changed from its original title, My Suicide) and will be released on DVD December 6th.
Plot
Socially inept media geek Archie Williams becomes the most visible kid in school when he announces he's going to kill himself on camera for his final video class project. As word spreads, Archie's classmates, parents, the most beautiful girl in school, Sierra, and a "Shady Bunch" of teachers, shrinks, doctors, pill-pushers and counselors bombard him - some hoping to save him, some wanting to imitate him, others trying to push him over the edge.Archie films it all, pointing his incisive camera at the realities of life, death, violence, sex, money, drugs, music and media overload. Archie rants with comic accuracy, interweaving documentary footage with his narrative, graphically revealing what teens love and hate, do for kicks, and secretly hide within their souls.
Archie is subjected to systematic testing, counseling, labeling, and religious bombardment, all of which he faithfully comments on with his sardonic wit and media wizardry.
Then there's the untouchable Sierra, the most popular girl in school. She is drawn to Archie, not because he's suddenly popular, but because she is hiding... living a dark secret.
Cast
- Gabriel Sunday as Archie Holden Buster Williams
- Brooke NevinBrooke NevinBrooke Candice Nevin is a Canadian actress, best known for portraying Rachel Berenson on the science fiction series Animorphs and currently starring as Julianne "Jules" Simms on Breakout Kings, as well as Sonja Lester on Call Me Fitz...
as Sierra Silver - David CarradineDavid CarradineDavid Carradine was an American actor and martial artist, best known for his role as a warrior monk, Kwai Chang Caine, in the 1970s television series, Kung Fu, which later had a 1990s sequel series, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues...
as Jesse Gabriel Vargas - Mariel HemingwayMariel Hemingway- Early life :Hemingway was born in Mill Valley, California, the third daughter of Byra Louise Hemingway and Jack Hemingway, a writer. Her sisters are Joan Hemingway and Margaux Hemingway...
as Charlotte Silver - Nora DunnNora DunnNora Eloise Dunn is an American actress and comedian, perhaps best known for her work on NBC's Saturday Night Live.-Early life:...
as Gretchen Williams - Joe MantegnaJoe MantegnaJoseph Anthony "Joe" Mantegna, Jr. is an American actor, producer, writer,director, and voice actor. He is best known for his roles in box office hits such as Three Amigos , The Godfather Part III , Forget Paris , and Up Close & Personal...
as Dr. Gafur Chandrasakar - Michael Welch as Earl
- Zachary Ray Sherman as Corey
- Vanessa LengiesVanessa LengiesVanessa Lynne-Marie Lengies is a Canadian actress best known for starring in the drama American Dreams as Roxanne Bojarski...
as Mallory - Tony HaleTony HaleTony Hale is an American actor, best known for his role in the Fox comedy series Arrested Development as the neurotic Byron "Buster" Bluth.-Early life:...
as Social Worker - Sandy MartinSandy MartinSandy Martin is an actress who has over 60 film credits and has been an actress, producer, director and writer in professional theater productions....
as Mrs. Ellis - Tim Halligan as Mr. Silver
- Kurtis Bedford as Mr. Bedford
- Steven Anthony LawrenceSteven Anthony LawrenceSteven Anthony Lawrence is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his recurring role as Bernard "Beans" Aranguren in the hit Disney Channel Original Series Even Stevens. His other television credits include That's So Raven, Married with Children, ER, Frasier, The Amanda Show and among...
as Brainiac - Stephen Sowan as Stoner
- Ernie Garrett as P.E. Teacher
Awards
- Crystal Bear Best Picture Generation 14plus — Berlin International Film FestivalBerlin International Film FestivalThe Berlin International Film Festival , also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events. It is held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in West Berlin in 1951, the festival has been celebrated annually in February since 1978...
2009 - Grand Jury Award for Best Feature — GenArt Film Festival 2009
- Audience Award for Best Feature — GenArt Film Festival 2009
- Jury Grand Prix for Best Picture — Giffoni Film FestivalGiffoni Film FestivalThe Giffoni International Film Festival is the largest children’s film festival in Europe, and possibly the World. It takes place in the little Italian town of Giffoni Valle Piana in Southern Italy, close to Salerno. Over 2,000 children attend the festival from 39 countries around the world...
2009 - Special Jury Grand Prix, Golden Gryphon for Best Picture — Giffoni Film FestivalGiffoni Film FestivalThe Giffoni International Film Festival is the largest children’s film festival in Europe, and possibly the World. It takes place in the little Italian town of Giffoni Valle Piana in Southern Italy, close to Salerno. Over 2,000 children attend the festival from 39 countries around the world...
2009 - Audience Award for Best Picture — Giffoni Film FestivalGiffoni Film FestivalThe Giffoni International Film Festival is the largest children’s film festival in Europe, and possibly the World. It takes place in the little Italian town of Giffoni Valle Piana in Southern Italy, close to Salerno. Over 2,000 children attend the festival from 39 countries around the world...
2009 - MyMovies Award for Best Picture — Giffoni Film FestivalGiffoni Film FestivalThe Giffoni International Film Festival is the largest children’s film festival in Europe, and possibly the World. It takes place in the little Italian town of Giffoni Valle Piana in Southern Italy, close to Salerno. Over 2,000 children attend the festival from 39 countries around the world...
2009 - Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking — Newport Beach Film FestivalNewport Beach Film FestivalThe Newport Beach Film Festival is a film festival in the United States held in Newport Beach, California, that showcases more than 350 films to more than 30,000 attendees annually....
2009 - Youth Jury Award for Best FutureWave Feature — Seattle International Film FestivalSeattle International Film FestivalThe Seattle International Film Festival , held annually in Seattle, Washington since 1976, is among the top film festivals in North America. Audiences have grown steadily; the 2006 festival had 160,000 attendees...
2009 - Grand Jury Prize for Best Dramatic Feature — Edmonton International Film FestivalEdmonton International Film FestivalThe Edmonton International Film Festival is a nine-day film festival in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, hosted at Empire Theatres at Edmonton City Centre....
2009 - Peoples Choice Award for Best Feature Film — Edmonton International Film FestivalEdmonton International Film FestivalThe Edmonton International Film Festival is a nine-day film festival in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, hosted at Empire Theatres at Edmonton City Centre....
2009 - Best Film — Buster International Film Festival 2009
- Jury Award for Best International Feature — Raindance International Film Festival 2009
- The Camerio International Jury Award for Best Feature Film — Carrousel international du film de RimouskiCarrousel international du film de RimouskiCarrousel international du film de Rimouski is a children's film festival taking place each year in Rimouski, Quebec. The jury is composed of children from various countries.- External links :*...
2009 - Grand Youth Jury Award for Best Feature Film — Exground Filmfest, Weisbaden, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
2009 - Best Editing (Gabriel Sunday) — Downtown LA Film Festival 2009