“Still Green” Premiere

Posted by editor@vimooz.com on May 20, 2009 under Coming-of-age, drama | Comments are off for this article

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Still Green had its official premiere last week at the Showcase Cinemas in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Still Green stars Sarah Jones (Big Love, The Riches), Ryan Kelley (Mean Creek, Prayers for Bobby), Noah Segan (Brick, What We Do is Secret), and Douglas Spain (Band of Brothers, But I’m a Cheerleader). The film won Best Narrative Feature at the New England Film/Video Festival and Sprit of Independence- Best Ensemble Cast at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival.

In the film, a group of high school graduates rent a beach house the summer before going thier separate ways. An accident in the ocean tests thier friendship. The teens respond to the tragedy in a way some people find disturbing and others see as a beautiful act of loyalty.

Still Green follows each character through the three days in the house before and after the accident. Their personal stories interweave, overlap, and often directly conflict with one another.

In the midst of an ideal teen vacation and lush tropical landscape, the characters are developed. Beautiful free spirited Kerri (Sarah Jones) is still coping with the loss of her father, and her mother’s refusal to honor his last wish. A recent break-up has unearthed these feelings, triggering spontaneous and unhealthy relationships with her friends. Alan (Ryan Kelley) struggles with his conflicting feelings about Kerri and about his girlfriend. Sean (Noah Segan) is a talented but disturbed artist. He is haunted by a frightening breakdown which has rendered him unable to draw.

Still Green is a story of secret crushes, crippling insecurities, excitement for the future, rumors and secrets, and crossing the line between friendship and sexual attraction. But a darker theme drives the plot of Still Green; how death changes absolutely everything between a group of friends, at a time when every second of life seemed vitally important and every emotion felt like the end of the world.