The Surface
2015 | 79m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Michael J. Saul |
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| Writer: | Michael J. Saul |
| Staring: |
| Evan, an orphaned 22-year-old who grew up in the foster care system, buys a vintage 8mm camera in a yard sale from an elderly man, ends up with reels of the man's old home movies, and begins to live vicariously through these home movies. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 27, 2015 |
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| Director: | Michael J. Saul |
| Writer: | Michael J. Saul |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | beach, rose garden, swimming pool, film in film, swimming, gardener, death, child abandonment, gardening, film editor, 8mm, relationships, gay relationship |
| Production Companies | Michael Saul Productions, Aimes Media Production |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Harry Hains | Evan Jones |
| Nicholas McDonald | Chris Stentz |
| Michael Redford | Peter Berg |
| Kyle Patrick Darling | Justin Fishman |
| Samantha Bowling | Michelle |
| Jinny Chung | Amy Chen |
| Robert E. Weiner | Harry Berg |
| Iva Turner | Yard Sale Shopper |
| Koji Niiya | John the Bartender |
| Ari David | A.J. Party Guy |
| Devon Walker | Party Guy |
| Craig Weiffenbach | Angry Pool Man |
| Gabe White | Young Peter Berg |
| Miles Platt | Mark |
| Bryson Pitts | Young Evan |
| Casey Sullivan | Tom, Evan's Stepfather |
| Stephanie Lehrer | Marie's Friend, Woman at Dinner 1 |
| Ivan Bohman | Bob, Man at Dinner 1 |
| Romi Cortier | Richard, Man at Dinner 2 |
| Kendra Nicholson | Marie, Woman at Dinner 2 |
| Benjamin Dennis | Jake |
| Michelle Ehlen | Evie |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Michael J. Saul | Cinematography, Writer, Director, Editor |
| Mike Aimes | Music |
| Heath Daniels | Casting |
| Brandy Maasch | Set Decoration, Art Direction |
| Gina Nasser | Set Decoration |
| Ricky Flores | Makeup Artist |
| Naomi Lark Fuhrmeister | Makeup Artist |
| Lindsay Skinner | Makeup Artist |
| Roana Wullinger | Sound Recordist |
| Megan McCarthy | Gaffer |
| Lauren Peele | Assistant Camera |
| Jordan Daniel Allen | Musician |
| Justin Cook | Publicist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Heath Daniels | Producer |
| Stephanie Lehrer | Associate Producer |
| Michael J. Saul | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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arry Hains' portrayal of "Evan", an orphaned 22 year old is quite sensitive in this melodrama about a lad searching for a sense of identity and for family. He buys an old movie camera and some films and sets about restoring them to discover they are about the family of the man he bought it from. Thi ... s triggers in him a need for a sort of emotional freedom so he splits from his long term boyfriend and takes up with the son of the man who sold him the camera. It's a good looking, if hardly ground breaking, film that tries to deal with self-appreciation and longing; and it makes a decent fist of it.