Things I Don't Understand (2012)

Grad student dealing with eviction in Brooklyn forms a cathartic relationship with a local bartender hiding his own secrets and a terminally ill hospice patient she's interviewing for her thesis on what happens after we die.

Director:

David Spaltro

Writer:

David Spaltro

Stars:

Molly Ryman, Aaron Mathias, Grace Folsom

20 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Molly Ryman	...	Violet Kubelick
Aaron Mathias	...	Parker McNeil
Grace Folsom	...	Sara Lowe
Lisa Eichhorn	...	Dr. Anne Blankenship
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anita Anthonj	...	N.D.E.
Rachel Axelrod	...	HR Lady
Paige Lindsay Betts	...	NDE #2
Leanne Melissa Bishop	...	Lola
Mike Britt	...	Big Felix
Lowell Byers	...	Sloss the Lawyer
Dina Cataldi	...	Ingrid
Louis Ozawa Changchien	...	Tao
Bryan Dechart	...	Dan
Hugo Dillon	...	Remy
Yvette Falke	...	Remy's Mother

Storyline

The story follows Violet Kubelick, a brilliant young grad student studying near-death experiences and her recent withdrawn, closed-off behavior after a mysterious, failed suicide attempt. She and her two artist-roommates are forced by financial matters to finally confront their fears and step out of the protective bubble they've created for themselves in their Brooklyn loft while Violet herself forms a cathartic relationship with a young, terminally ill girl in a hospice she is interviewing for her thesis. A story of changing, relationships, love, life and what comes after we die

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Taglines:

Forget everything you KNOW... and have FAITH

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 October 2013 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Embrace The Fall,Things I Don't Understand

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows ...Around (2008)

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Soundtracks

Home Sweet Home
Performed by Jenna Laurenzo
Music by Vita Tanga
Lyrics by P.H. Ryan
Courtesy of CreativeMixing.com

User Reviews

Thoughtful exploration: What happens when we die? What should be happening now?

This is a thinking person's film that deals with raw, fundamental questions we all face:

What happens when we die? What should I be doing now? Why do I feel so all alone? What should I do with my life?

The film's set in New York City and has a very New York City vibe. Although this film will appeal to all adults, there are only two people in this film over thirty: the protagonist's therapist and the local barfly (there for comedy relief).

The story is about Violet, product of a broken home, desperately lonely, trying to feel something (anything), and more than a little self-destructive. She lives with a gay, French punk rocker and a blonde, new age, militant fem. They live above a bar and Violet has a crush on the bartender. It's all very sophisticated in a way that speaks to any urban scene, but perhaps New York more than any other.

Violet contemplates the meaning of life, loneliness, and death while getting drunk, stoned, and laid. She's attempted suicide. She's in therapy. Her apartment's being sold and she and her merry post-modern group have to come up with $20K or leave. Then Violet starts having conversations with a young, dying woman at a hospice.

What's it all mean? See the movie. Highly recommended.

By the way, I saw this movie through the Camera Cinema Club in San Jose.