Fresh
This is the sort of film where you enjoy the cast even though the running time becomes a bit of a snore.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Overview
Evan, an orphaned 22-year-old who grew up in the foster care system, buys a vintage 8mm camera in a yard sale from an elderly man, ends up with reels of the man's old home movies, and begins to live vicariously through these home movies.
Director and cast
- Michael J. Saul Director
- Harry Hains as Evan Jones
- Nicholas McDonald as Chris Stentz
- Michael Redford as Peter Berg
- Kyle Patrick Darling as Justin Fishman
- Samantha Bowling as Michelle
- Jinny Chung as Amy Chen
- Robert E. Weiner as Harry Berg
- Iva Turner as Yard Sale Shopper
- Koji Niiya as John the Bartender
- Ari David as A.J. Party Guy
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