As mentioned in the previous post, My Suicide recently played at the Giffoni Film Festival in Italy, the largest film children’s film festival in Europe. And now director David Lee Miller, in attendance, just gave us word that our little-movie-that-could-(and-keeps-going) just SWEPT THE FESTIVAL!

MY SUICIDE
by David Lee Miller (USA)

Reasons:
Eclecticism and innovation in the choice and use of film techniques as well as a strong and emotional impact have turned this film into a real journey in human mind, carrying a complex but straightforward message. Through sarcasm and satire, it effectively criticizes society and its influence on individuals. A thorough mirror of the chaos that constantly dominates teenagers’ minds, the film leads the audience to understand the deep value of human life by exploring the topic of suicide

My Suicide won Best Feature, Jury Grand Prix (I dunno what the difference is there), Audience Award, and a special “Web Cinema Portal” which praised its social awareness, in the Generator 16+ category. The four awards makes My Suicide the most awarded film in the history of the festival, and makes us two-for-two in beating Cherrybomb, the feature film most well-known as starring Harry Potter co-superstar Rupert Grint.

The really crazy thing is that our director conveyed how AWFUL the projection of our film was: the widescreen was switched, the framerate was off, it was played in standard definition from a LAPTOP, and the projected subtitles were off-sync. While such annoyances are enough to make anyone involved in the technical aspects of the film have a heart attack (as our director nearly did, and I’m sure I would’ve had I been there), apparently it didn’t stop youth from continuously praising our director and our film throughout the rest of the festival.

Next up, Melbourne, where once again we are competing in a youth-themed competition. So far, we’ve won Best Picture prizes in four different festivals (Berlin, GenArt, Seattle, and Giffoni), three of which in categories aimed at youth. Just goes to show how deeply this film is resonating.