This Is Not a Film

"This is not an actor. This is not a scene."

Feb 20 2003 TV-PG 1h 28m
Comedy, Romance

In a broken attempt to find a woman who has broken his heart, a Manhattan shoe salesman fearlessly throws himself into the world of guerilla filmmaking, creating a 'modern day message in a bottle' - actually a videotape - hoping that someone seeing it (maybe you?) will know his ex-girlfriend. To help the viewer understand who he is and why his girlfriend left him, this neophyte filmmaker hires a temperamental actress to play his ex and together they reenact scenes from his failed relationship. During the course of filming, Michael's mistakes, blunders and inadequacies as a boyfriend are mercilessly pointed out to him. This Is Not A Film is a romantic comedy about making a mistake and recognizing it in the most painful way possible - by making it all over again.

Plot

New Yorker Michael Connor attempts to find the woman who left him by making a film about her, hoping that someone (maybe you?) will recognize his ex and convince her to get back together with him. To help the viewer understand who he is and why his girlfriend left, Michael opts to re-enact his failed relationship for the camera. He hires an actress to portray his ex-girlfriend, and during the process of filming she quickly and mercilessly points out all of his mistakes, blunders and inadequacies as a boyfriend. "This Is Not a Film" is a romantic comedy about making mistakes and recognizing them in the most painful way possible--by making them over and over again.

Written by

Michael A. Nickles

Directed by

Michael A. Nickles

Cast

Michael Leydon Campbell, Nadia Dajani, Craig Carlisle

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Laughing Circle, R.I.P.E.

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins

Scores
# of Votes
313
Average Rating
5.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA