The Things We Carry (I) (2009)

When her drug-addict mother dies, Emmie returns home, traveling through the underbelly of suburbia looking for a package her mother has left behind, reconnecting with her estranged sister, Eve, along the way.

Director:

Ian McCrudden

Writer:

Alyssa Lobit

Stars:

Alyssa Lobit, Catherine Kresge, Alexis Rhee

8 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alyssa Lobit	...	Emmie
Catherine Kresge	...	Eve
Alexis Rhee	...	Sunny
Daniel Zacapa	...	Leslie
Ilene Graff	...	Kim
Rob Moran	...	Steven
Jennifer Blanc	...	Beth
Frank Merino	...	Jose
Marshall Manesh	...	Manager
Johnny Whitworth	...	Jeremiah
Tonya Kay	...	Samara
Austin Basis	...	Jake
Josh Pence	...	Lance (as Joshua Pence)
Tria Xiong	...	Ma Lee
Angela Oh	...	Dr. Park

Storyline

When her drug-addict mother dies, Emmie returns home, traveling through the underbelly of suburbia looking for a package her mother has left behind, reconnecting with her estranged sister, Eve, along the way.

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Plot Keywords:

eurasian | san fernando valley california | sister sister relationship | independent film

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Taglines:

the key to moving forward lies in the past

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Release Date:

21 September 2009 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lobit Sisters Productions, Things We Carry, The

Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie is inspired by a personal story. Writer and Actress Alyssa Lobit chose the name "Emmie" for the lead character she played as a tongue-in-cheek way of revealing this: Spoken aloud, "Emmie" is M-E, or "me".

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Soundtracks

"Are You Sure"
Written by Josh Rifkin
Performed by Josh Rifkin

User Reviews

Great indie film!

This is a great drama for any independent film lovers. Very real and natural acting, great storyline. It's a very moving film, with a lot of depth and emotion. All of the actors were great in each of their roles. The woman who played the mom was insane! It looks beautiful which is interesting in contrast to the edgy quality of the story. I also loved the score and music. Sometimes that can be overdone, other times it's not even good enough to notice, but in this movie it was perfect. The filmmakers were at the Boston Film Festival for a Q&A and it was really cool to find out that they were a sister team. Look out Cohen Brothers! See this movie if you can!