This is Not a Film
5.7
“This is not an actor. This is not a scene.”
In a broken attempt to find a woman who has broken his heart, a Manhattan shoe salesman fearlessly throws himself into the world of guerilla filmmaking, creating a 'modern day message in a bottle' - actually a videotape - hoping that someone seeing it (maybe you?) will know his ex-girlfriend. To help the viewer understand who he is and why his girlfriend left him, this neophyte filmmaker hires a temperamental actress to play his ex and together they reenact scenes from his failed relationship. During the course of filming, Michael's mistakes, blunders and inadequacies as a boyfriend are mercilessly pointed out to him. This Is Not A Film is a romantic comedy about making a mistake and recognizing it in the most painful way possible - by making it all over again.
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Cast
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Michael Leydon Campbell
Known for
Sidewalks of New York
Nadia Dajani
Known for
Happy Accidents
View from the Top
Craig Carlisle
Also in
Things Unknown
Looking for Kitty
Jack Kehler
Known for
Men in Black II
The Big Lebowski
Callie Thorne
Known for
The Wire
Rescue Me
Cinda Adams
Known for
La La Land
The House of Magic
Nancy Broccolo
Jacqueline Bowman
Also in
After the Apocalypse
Unsavory Characters
Merri Blecher
David De Angelis
Dorien Davies
Known for
The Happytime Murders
Kidding
Shannon Gold
Also in
Desolation Angels
Michael A. Nickles Director · Bob Schneider Composer Bernard Lhert Editor
United States release March 3, 2004 · Produced in United States · Production R.I.P.E.
Production
Laughing Circle
Production
R.I.P.E.
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 20, 2003
Premiere
United States · March 3, 2004
Limited theatrical · Sedona International Film Festival
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