Still Green is an American drama film

Drama film

A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...

 starring Sarah Jones, Ryan Kelley

Ryan Kelley

- Early life and career :Ryan was born and raised in a western suburb of Chicago, Glen Ellyn, Illinois. He has 14 siblings: 9 sisters and 5 brothers....

, Douglas Spain

Douglas Spain

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, Noah Segan

Noah Segan

-Acting career:He has appeared in Brick, Adam & Steve, What We Do Is Secret , The Picture of Dorian Gray, Cabin Fever 2, All About Evil, an award-winning performance in Deadgirl, Chain Letter and others...

, Paul Costa

Paul Costa

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, Brandon Meyer, Ashleigh Snyder, Michael Strynkowski, Nicole Komendat and Gricel Castineira. The film also features American Idol

American Idol

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 finalist Vonzell Solomon

Vonzell Solomon

Vonzell Monique Solomon , nicknamed Baby V, is an American singer and aspiring actress who finished in third place in the fourth season of the televised singing competition American Idol. She also appeared in the independent movie Still Green.-Biography:Born in Baxley, Georgia, Solomon's family...

 in her acting debut. The movie was shot throughout Southwest Florida

Southwest Florida

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, including Bonita Beach

Bonita Springs, Florida

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, Naples

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, and Port Charlotte

Port Charlotte, Florida

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. The film is being shown at film festivals and will be released on DVD on October 13, 2009. The movie was written by Georgia Menides, and produced by Georgia Menides, Doug Lloyd, and Andrea Ajemian. The film was directed by Jon Artigo. "Still Green" was made by Uncovered Productions and Artigo/Ajemian Films.

Plot

The summer of their senior year, eight best friends rent a beach house for one last week before separating for college. Still Green follows each character through the three days in the house surrounding the unexpected death of one of the friends. The plot unfolds as their personal stories interweave, overlap, and often directly conflict with one another. Their stories represent the many milestones in the transition from high school to young adult life, from Monica's first night skinny dip to the morning Sean beats the hell out of his best friend, to Alan's break up with his first real girlfriend. It's a story of secret crushes, crippling insecurities, excitement over a boundless future, discovering nature, and crossing the line between friendship and sexual attraction. But a darker inescapable theme drives the plot of Still Green; how death changes absolutely everything between a group of friends, at a time when every second of life seemed vitally important and every emotion felt like the end of the world.