Before I Disappear Page #4

Synopsis: A troubled young man and his strait-laced niece embark on a thrilling odyssey through New York City in this heartrending drama based on an Oscar-winning short. As his life hits rock bottom, 20-something Richie decides to end it all, only to have his half-hearted suicide attempt interrupted by an urgent request from his sister to babysit her precocious daughter. So begins a madcap tour of Manhattan after dark, as uncle and niece find unexpected bonds in the unlikeliest of places.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Shawn Christensen
Production: IFC Films
  16 wins & 8 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
47
Rotten Tomatoes:
38%
UNRATED
Year:
2014
93 min
$2,676
Website
679 Views


Hey, I didn't disappear.

I didn't disappear

- You disappeared.

- Don't start with that.

You told me to f*** off,

I f***ed off.

- For 5 f***ing years?

- I don't see you calling me.

- I called you today. Okay?

- Yeah. And why is that?

I'm not getting into

this with you right now.

- I made an error in judgment.

- An error in judgment?

Like when you punched my husband

in the face in a public restaurant?

Darren can go f*** himself,

that little b*tch.

That's very apologetic.

Thank you. That's great.

That weasel. He's lucky I

didn't kick him in the nuts.

He's still reproducing, can you believe it?

I should've kicked him in the nuts.

You don't have the ability to understand

the consequences of your actions.

You know what? I'm all out of sorrys.

I ran out of those in the 20th century.

Just leave the apartment.

I don't wanna fight.

What do you want?

I'm doing the best I can.

I've got a kid giving

me permanent stink-eye

old people are yelling,

I don't know where you are

I don't know where I am,

I don't know what's going on.

Just get out of my apartment

and have her lock the door.

Why don't you have your blonde

friend take care of her?

I'm just a little tired of

doing all the wrong things.

What friend?

Your friend looking for you in the hallway.

Blondie McGee or whatever her name is.

What are you talking about?

What friend?

Some cracked-out bird was

looking for you in the hallway

said she was your best friend.

I don't know.

What did she look like?

She was like, blonde and looked like she

was trying a key into your apartment

and then she sprinted down the

hallway like a crazy woman.

Hello?

Oh, my God!

Look, Maggie... I don't have

a lot of time left, you know?

I'd rather not end things like this.

You need to get Sophia out of that

apartment right now. It's not safe there.

- Huh?

- Get her out of the apartment.

Go down the stairwell, exit through

the street not through 3rd Avenue.

- Go down a stairwell?

- Just do it!

- From the 20th floor?

- Get her out of the building.

Okay, so you want me to sneak

Sophia out of the side entrance?

Yes! That's exactly

what I want you to do!

What am I? James Bond?

You see that woman again,

you don't talk to her

you don't interact with her,

you don't do anything stupid.

You keep her far away

from my daughter.

So, you want me to

stay with Sophia now?

Just do one f***ing thing right!

Please, just do this one f***ing

thing that I tell you to!

Can you do this? Can you get

her out of there, please?

- Yes, fine, whatever. Okay. Fine.

- Are you listening to me, Richie?

Yes, yes, steer her away

from Blondie, get her outta here.

Take her to your apartment.

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Shawn Christensen

Shawn Christensen is a musician, filmmaker, and artist. He is a graduate of Pratt Institute, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in illustration and graphic design. Christensen was the frontman of the indie rock band Stellastarr. In 2013, he won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for his 2012 short film Curfew. more…

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