Surviving Family

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Surviving Family
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Promotional film poster
Directed by Laura Thies
Produced by Mara Lesemann
Carlo Fiorletta
Written by Mara Lesemann
Starring Billy Magnussen
Sarah Wilson
Tara Westwood
Bill Sage
Johnny Hopkins
J. D. Williams
Phyllis Somerville
Vincent Pastore
Katherine Hughes
Music by Barry Salmon
Cinematography Timothy Naylor
Edited by Laura Thies
Production
company
Surviving Family Productions
Release dates
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  • August 5, 2012 (2012-08-05)
Language English

Surviving Family is a 2012 American drama about the effects of mental illness and alcoholism on the fictional Malone family.[1] It was directed by Laura Thies and written by Mara Lesemann.[2] The movie starred Billy Magnussen, Sarah Wilson, Tara Westwood, Bill Sage, Johnny Hopkins, J. D. Williams, Vincent Pastore, Phyllis Somerville, and Katherine Hughes. Surviving Family premiered at the 2012 Woods Hole Film Festival, where it was the Runner Up for the Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature.[3]

It was released on iTunes on August 15, 2014.


Plot

Surviving Family counterpoints romance and comedy as it examines the dramatic role of alcoholism and mental illness in the lives of the fictional Malone family.

Terry Malone (Sarah Wilson) shows up unannounced on her father's doorstep - with her fiancé (Billy Magnussen) and a plan to get married in 5 days. She learns that she's not the only one in the family with secrets. As Terry struggles to re-build her relationship with her older sister Jean (Tara Westwood), she learns that her young niece Lily (Katherine Hughes) has been diagnosed with bi-polar disorder. With the help of her Aunt Mary (Phyllis Somerville), Terry begins to come to terms with the truth behind her mother’s life and death, and her father's alcoholism.

Cast

Billy Magnussen as Alex D’Amico
Sarah Wilson as Terry Malone
Tara Westwood as Jean Malone Fulton
Bill Sage as Jerry Fulton
Johnny Hopkins as Hank Malone
J. D. Williams as Bobby
Phyllis Somerville as Mary Giaccone
Vincent Pastore as Mayor Avenoso
Katherine Hughes as Lily Fulton

Production

Director Laura Thies had previously collaborated with producers Mara Lesemann and Carlo Fiorletta on several short movies, and came on board early in the pre-production process.

The movie was shot over 20 days in July and August of 2011 on a Red One camera. Shooting locations were in New Jersey (Teaneck and Jersey City), New York City, and Bushkill, PA.

Barry Salmon wrote the score.[4] The soundtrack includes Bach’s Prelude to Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007, performed by Canadian Stephane Tetreault. Thies found the young violinist on YouTube.

Release

Surviving Family premiered at the 22nd annual Woods Hole Film Festival on Cape Cod, MA on August 5, 2012. It was the Runner Up for the Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature at the Festival. It went on to screen at 18 other festivals in the US and Canada, winning 20 awards.

Home Media

Surviving Family was released on iTunes on August 15, 2014. Amazon Prime was added in December of that year, along with CineVolt.

References

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