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 | Edward Radtke | Writer |
| Editing | Jim Klein | Editor |
| Art | Eleni Tsioulos | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Brenda Bush Johannesen | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Brenda Bush Johannesen | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Learan Kahanov | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Bevins | Costume Design |
| Art | John El Manahi | Art Direction |
| Production | Greg O'Connor | Producer |
| Art | Susan Magestro | Production Design |
| Production | Jeffrey D. Erb | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Edward Radtke | Editor |
| Production | Ira Deutchman | Producer |
| Sound | Matt Gundy | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Andrejs Prokopenko | Sound |
| Production | Cindy Tolan | Producer |
| Production | Josh Rothenberger | Producer |
| Production | Susan Leber | Producer |
| Production | Josh Fagin | Producer |
| Production | Jonathan Sachar | Executive Producer |
| Production | F.X. Vitolo | Executive Producer |
| Writing | M.S. Nieson | Writer |
| Sound | Tim Berger | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Joe Nicolo | Executive Producer |