The Speed of Life (2007)
Sammer is a 13 year old boy who escapes the streets of New York City by stealing video cameras from tourists. He and his friends retreat to their working class neighborhood to quickly sell the cameras, but Sammer always keeps the tapes. Alone in his bedroom and editing on a rack of stolen computers, Sammer explores this world of footage, infatuated by all the far away places and other people’s seemingly happy lives.
Director: Edward Radtke
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Jeremy Allen White as Sammer |
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Noah Fleiss as Vincent |
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Louisa Krause as Jule |
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Christine Toy Johnson as Eye Doctor |
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Bari Hyman as Director of Animal Shelter |
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Gilbert Cruz as Security guard |
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Peter Appel as |
| Directing | Edward Radtke | Director |
| Writing | M.S. Nieson | Writer |
| Writing | Edward Radtke | Writer |
| Sound | Tim Berger | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Learan Kahanov | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jim Klein | Editor |
| Editing | Edward Radtke | Editor |
| Art | Susan Magestro | Production Design |
| Art | John El Manahi | Art Direction |
| Art | Eleni Tsioulos | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Bevins | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Brenda Bush Johannesen | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Brenda Bush Johannesen | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Matt Gundy | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Andrejs Prokopenko | Sound |
| Production | Ira Deutchman | Producer |
| Production | Jeffrey D. Erb | Executive Producer |
| Production | Josh Fagin | Producer |
| Production | Susan Leber | Producer |
| Production | Joe Nicolo | Executive Producer |
| Production | Greg O'Connor | Producer |
| Production | Josh Rothenberger | Producer |
| Production | Jonathan Sachar | Executive Producer |
| Production | Cindy Tolan | Producer |
| Production | F.X. Vitolo | Executive Producer |