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The Speed of Life

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The Speed of Life
Directed byEd Radtke
Written byM.S. Nieson
Ed Radtke
Produced byIra Deutchman
Greg O'Connor
Jonathan Sachar
StarringJeremy Allen White
Peter Appel
CinematographyLearan Kahanov
Edited byJim Klein
Ed Radtke
Music byTim Berger
Production
companies
Morningstar Films
Kindred Media Group
Solaris
Transparent Films
Release date
  • August 30, 2007 (2007-08-30) (Venice)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Speed of Life is an American drama film, directed by Ed Radtke and released in 2007.[1] The film stars Jeremy Allen White as Sammer, a bored teenager in New York City who steals video cameras from tourists and retreats into fantasies based on the footage he finds on them.[2]

The film premiered on August 30, 2007 at the 64th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Queer Lion award for best LGBTQ-related film at the festival.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Weissberg, Jay (September 1, 2007). "The Speed of Life". Variety. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  2. ^ Opie, David (August 22, 2018). "Venice Film Festival: A Guide To Every Queer Lion Award Winner So Far". Into. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "iW NEWS | Venice Fest Showcases Special Lions". IndieWire. September 10, 2007. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
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