Life Inside Out (2013)

When a mother returns to her musical roots, she rediscovers the passion of her youth, and finds a way to connect with her troubled youngest son.

Director:

Jill D'Agnenica

Writers:

Maggie Baird, Lori Nasso

Stars:

Maggie Baird, Finneas O'Connell, Lori Nasso

15 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Maggie Baird	...	Laura
Finneas O'Connell	...	Shane
Lori Nasso	...	Lydia
David Cowgill	...	Mike
William Dennis Hunt	...	Bill
Roscoe Brandon	...	Eli
Orson Ossman	...	Devin
Patrick O'Connell	...	Skip
Joe Hart	...	Wayne
Goh Nakamura	...	Sam
Emma Bell	...	Keira
Yogi Lonich	...	Yogi
Xenia	...	Xenia
Alexandra Wilson	...	Vicky
Emily Jordan	...	Lucy

Storyline

"Life Inside Out" tells the parallel stories of Laura, a devoted mother of three teenage sons, and her struggling son Shane, the family misfit and a mystery to his Dad and brothers. When Laura stumbles upon her long forgotten guitar, she rediscovers her passion for music and songwriting. In an impulsive move to avoid attending another of her sister Lydia's scrapbook parties, Laura goes to her first open mic night, taking Shane (anxious to escape his own unpleasant fate on a father-son fishing trip) along for the ride. Despite her rocky entry into a new world of clubs and unusual characters, this first step into expressing herself proves to be the catalyst for changing not only her life, but Shane's, in complex and unpredictable ways.

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Plot Keywords:

mother son relationship | family relationships | female protagonist | title directed by female | f rated | 

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Taglines:

A first step. A second chance.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Was filmed in their actual house in California

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Soundtracks

Just a Little Drop of Poison
Written by Maggie Baird
Performed by Maggie Baird

User Reviews

You know these people, and they might be you!

When I left the movie theater, I was greeted by co-stars Maggie Baird and her son (in the movie and life) Finneas O'Connell. I looked at Finneus like he was some kind of soul-mate and blurted out in amazement "You made a movie about me and my son!!" He just smiled and said "Everyone says that".

I was literally stunned when the movie ended and I realized the characters on the screen were not actually me, my son, and my husband. I am still not able to get it into my mind that I don't at east know these people very well.

Even my 14 year old son, who is usually a brutal critic said they got it right.

The movie made me cry often but not in an obvious manipulated way. I was captivated by how true the many powerful moments were. Nothing took me out of the depth of the moment until the film concluded.

By true, I mean that they have captured those private lonely feelings we go about our lives not sharing, not knowing how to share, and maybe not even seeing ourselves. Then we see them on the screen and our private sadness is shared. It's a feeling of connection and understanding.

It's as if you ate nothing but hyped-up McDonalds meals your whole life and never questioned that they were great, until one day when you actually tasted real food!

I hope there will be another film by this team, but wonder if anything could top this for what it is. It's not so much a story as a truth. It's real food, not formula.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook official movie website

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 January 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Life Inside Out

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,693, 19 October 2014

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wild Flower Films, Life Inside Out The Movie, Integrated Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1