Mountain Top Water Drop: Trailer for Casey Affleck’s I’m Still Here

Finally it has arrived. Less than a month before it preems theatrically (Magnolia is certainly not going to go the old VOD for one month route) and three weeks or so before it hits Venice, Casey Affleck’s I’m Still Here — a mocku experimental performance piece film that mixes faux and non-fiction is bound to be compared to a pair of Sacha Baron Cohen films that we’re all too familiar with. The trailer obviously doesn’t reveal what form this takes — and at this point I’m more curious if Phoenix will complete the cycle on Letterman and how much longer will he run with this public performance? 

The directorial debut of Oscar-nominated actor Casey Affleck, I’M STILL HERE is a striking portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of internationally acclaimed actor Joaquin Phoenix. With remarkable access, I’M STILL HERE follows the Oscar-nominee as he announces his retirement from a successful film career in the fall of 2008 and sets off to reinvent himself as a hip hop musician. Sometimes funny, sometimes shocking, and always riveting, the film is a portrait of an artist at a crossroads. Defying expectations, it deftly explores notions of courage and creative reinvention, as well as the ramifications of a life spent in the public eye.

Bonus: For anyone who wants to join me in this: when will Phoenix’s name be mentioned for a new acting gig? I say December 3rd.