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  • Sweet Old World (2012)
  • Not Rated
    86 min | Drama
Sweet Old World (2012)
Not Rated
86 min | Drama

Sweet Old World is inspired by my personal documentary film, The Band (PBS series P.O.V., 1998), in which I followed my son through his junior year in high school as we both struggled with the death of his brother seven years earlier. It ...See moreSweet Old World is inspired by my personal documentary film, The Band (PBS series P.O.V., 1998), in which I followed my son through his junior year in high school as we both struggled with the death of his brother seven years earlier. It tells the fictional story of a father (Brian) and teenage son (Ethan) whose lives were shattered when the son's brother was killed in an accident seven years earlier. Both trapped in their own private grief and pain, their relationship has grown strained and cold over the years. The return of the dead son's best friend, who had left town with his family after the accident, causes Brian and Ethan's carefully constructed protective shells to shatter-bringing them both to the brink of disaster and the potential for a new life and relationship. Throughout, the story is driven by Ethan, whose new found, and seemingly uncharacteristic willingness to flirt with danger under the influence of his brother's friend forces Brian to confront his own buried grief. Filming in the Summer and Fall of 2010, that story will be told in the midst of a typical year in the life of the South Pasadena High School Marching Band in South Pasadena, California, as a hundred disparate teenagers and their teachers start from scratch to mold a complex program of music and motion. We are filming the narrative story with actors who become part of the band and live through that experience while their story unfolds. Written by David Zeiger See less
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Director
Writer
David Zeiger (written by)
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Cinematographer
Editors
Seana Carroll (additional editing) | Lindsay Mofford (edited by) | Stefan Rhys (additional editing)
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Updated Dec 31, 2012

Release date
Mar 25, 2012 (United States)

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24 cast members
Name Known for
John Nielsen
Brian Hinkle Brian Hinkle   See fewer
Jacques Colimon
Ethan Hinkle Ethan Hinkle   See fewer
Gwendolyn Oliver
Cynthia Timberlake Cynthia Timberlake   See fewer
Julia Rose
Ruth Nelson Ruth Nelson   See fewer
Max Adler
Groom #3 Groom #3   See fewer
A. Russell Andrews
Hal Timberlake Hal Timberlake   See fewer
Branden Cook
Groom #1 Groom #1   See fewer
Kamel Dickinson
Wedding Guest Wedding Guest   See fewer
Jason Ellefson
Groom #2 Groom #2   See fewer
Brandon Alan Makovy
Wedding Guest Wedding Guest   See fewer
Joe Ochman
Priest Priest   See fewer
Micah Tayloe Owens
Dancer at wedding Dancer at wedding   See fewer
Blake Reed
Groom #4 Groom #4   See fewer
Melissa Strom
Bride #3 Bride #3   See fewer
Fanny Veliz Grande
Bride #2 (as Fanny Veliz) Bride #2 (as Fanny Veliz)   See fewer
Johanna Watts
Bride #1 Bride #1   See fewer
Richard Allan Jones
Father of the Groom (uncredited) Father of the Groom (uncredited)   See fewer
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