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Before I Disappear
2014
· Movie
· 100 min
C
MEANRANK
65/100
Every rating
34–76
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 34, highest is AlloCiné on 76. Critics average 40, everyone else 72.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A deeply depressed and apathetic man is pulled out of his suicidal thoughts by an urgent phone call from his estranged sister. She demands that he babysit his bright and precocious 11-year-old niece for a few hours. This reluctant responsibility forces him out of his isolation and into a night-long adventure through the city with his niece, who challenges his cynical worldview and helps him find a glimmer of meaning in his life.
Details
- Director
- Shawn Christensen
- Writer
- Shawn Christensen
- Studio
- Strongman, Fuzzy Logic Pictures, Wigwam Films
- Released
- 11 October 2014
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Box office
- $8.3K
- Awards
- 19 wins, 6 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 25 →19 wins from 25 nominations across 11 ceremonies
| Collinsville Film Festival 2015 | Whole Foods Audience Choice Best Feature Film | Before I Disappear | Winner |
| Collinsville Film Festival 2015 | Avery's Beverages Best Narrative Feature | Before I Disappear | Winner |
| 71st Venice International Film Festival 2014 | Venice Days Award | Before I Disappear | Nominee |
| Ashland Independent Film Festival 2014 | Best Cinematography | Daniel Katz | Winner |
| Hell's Half Mile Film & Music Festival 2014 | Audience Award | Before I Disappear | Winner |
| Hell's Half Mile Film & Music Festival 2014 | Best Cinematography | Daniel Katz | Winner |
| Hell's Half Mile Film & Music Festival 2014 | Best Lead Actor | Shawn Christensen | Winner |
| Hill Country Film Festival 2014 | Best Feature Film | Before I Disappear | Winner |
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25 awards — Before I Disappear
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Northeast Film Festival
9 nominations, 5 won
| Best Actor in a Feature | Shawn Christensen | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Feature | Fátima Ptacek | Winner |
| Best Director of a Feature | Shawn Christensen | Winner |
| Best Feature | Before I Disappear | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Feature | Emmy Rossum | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Before I Disappear | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Feature | Paul Wesley | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Feature | Ron Perlman | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Feature | Isabelle McNally | Nominee |
Hell's Half Mile Film & Music Festival
3 nominations, 3 won
| Audience Award | Before I Disappear | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Daniel Katz | Winner |
| Best Lead Actor | Shawn Christensen | Winner |
Skyline Indie Film Fest
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Feature | Before I Disappear | Winner |
| Fan Favorite | Before I Disappear | Winner |
| Festival Winner | Before I Disappear | Winner |
Collinsville Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Avery's Beverages Best Narrative Feature | Before I Disappear | Winner |
| Whole Foods Audience Choice Best Feature Film | Before I Disappear | Winner |
South by Southwest
2 nominations, 1 won
| Audience Award | Before I Disappear | Winner |
| SXSW Grand Jury Award | Before I Disappear | Nominee |
Ashland Independent Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Daniel Katz | Winner |
Hill Country Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Feature Film | Before I Disappear | Winner |
Hollywood Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Narrative Feature | Before I Disappear | Winner |
Nashville Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Grand Jury Prize | Before I Disappear | Winner |
Vail Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Feature Film | Before I Disappear | Winner |
71st Venice International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Venice Days Award | Before I Disappear | Nominee |