About this project
Did you know suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death for Americans 18-24 years old!? The Norman Project is raising awareness and amplifying the conversation about teen depression. We will be working hand in hand with the cast and other partners to promote the film and its important message. Although we’ve received critical acclaim and have won multiple festival awards, as an independent film, we need extra fuel to start the marketing fires to drive people to the theaters. The film is a first step in a broader effort to inspire conversations about a difficult subject that is too often ignored. We need your help to push this story into the mainstream dialogue!
Director and producer Jonathan Segal’s award-winning film Norman receives its theatrical release October 21 in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Seattle and Spokane. The film stars Dan Byrd (“Cougar Town,” Easy A, “Heroes”), Emily VanCamp (“Everwood,” “Brothers and Sisters,” ABC’s forthcoming “Revenge”), Academy Award-nominee Richard Jenkins (The Visitor, Step Brothers, Friends With Benefits) and Adam Goldberg (Dazed and Confused, Saving Private Ryan, A Beautiful Mind). Norman received numerous awards on the festival circuit including the Silver Hugo New Directors Competition at the Chicago International Film Festival.
Norman tells the story of Norman Long (Byrd), a self-aware and darkly funny teen who is trying to handle his daily high school existence. An unexpected set of life changing circumstances turns his world upside down and then ultimately right side up as he meets the magnetic Emily (VanCamp). With love, humility and a heavy dose of truth he emerges to face challenges not meant for a boy his age.
Norman’s soundtrack, due October 11, 2011 on Mom + Pop Records, features Andrew Bird’s first ever original instrumental film score. It also includes new and previously released songs by Bird along with Wolf Parade, Chad VanGaalen and The Blow with Richard Swift.
For more info go to: http://normanthemovie.com
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“One of the most intelligent and deeply felt big-screen portrayals of a troubled teen in the last several years.”—The Hollywood Reporter
