Neverlost (2010)

After losing his Kate, his high school sweetheart, in a horrific house fire Josh Higgins' life tumbles into a depressing mix of insomnia and poor choices. After taking seemingly harmless ... See full summary »

Director:

Chad Archibald

Writer:

Chad Archibald

Stars:

Ry Barrett, Emily Alatalo, Jennifer Polansky

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ry Barrett	...	Josh Higgins (as Ryan Barrett)
Emily Alatalo	...	Kate
Jennifer Polansky	...	Megan Mills
Samuel Borstein	...	Kate's Father (as Sam Borstein)
Gary Fischer	...	Dr. Irwin
Patricia Ball	...	Abigail Higgins
Peter Higginson	...	Frank Higgins
Paige Albrecht	...	Pharmacist
Danny Bruzzi	...	Serino
Alison Campbell	...	The Nurse
Bryan Crockett	...	The Hospital Cop
Alexena Whiting	...	Girl in grocery store
Wilhelmina Maxwell	...	Willie
Ali Rothwell	...	Prison Shrink
Scott Sherar	...	Man in park

Storyline

After losing his Kate, his high school sweetheart, in a horrific house fire Josh Higgins' life tumbles into a depressing mix of insomnia and poor choices. After taking seemingly harmless sleeping pill, Josh is thrusted from his current banal existence to one that he had lost years earlier. As the walls of his own psychosis slowly start to close in around him, Josh must race to save himself, Kate and the parallel life that he vows can never again become...lost.

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Taglines:

The best dreams never die

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Genres:

Fantasy | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 June 2011 (Canada)

Filming Locations:

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 125,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Black Fawn Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Good by indie standards

This film is a good example of the better end of low-budget indie films. Largely character-driven, a gritty tragic romance/thriller which manages to avoid most of the clichés of the genre. Production values are fairly good; although the sound quality isn't quite up to Hollywood standards, the visuals hold their own. Worth the time to watch.

A nice surprise is that this film seems to show the director has talent in genres outside the slasher/horror direction of much of his other work. He also clearly cares about getting a script fully completed and solid before trying to put it on film, so you don't get a sense of rushed or weak writing.

This film is currently on Canadian tour with the writer/director (and sometimes some of the actors) rather than via a distributor, and appearing in some film festivals, so you may get a chance to see it locally. If so, I suggest you do, as you'll probably get the chance to discuss it with the writer/director afterwards.