- Two friends deal with loss amidst events bigger than them. Andrew is the friend we all have, the one who convinces you to come along despite your better judgment. Talented but with seemingly nothing to lose, his tailspin is balanced only by his professional drive to succeed as a trader on Wall Street. His best friend Jake, broken-hearted and writing sports instead of fiction, does his best to clean up the mess his friend creates until he runs into his capricious ex, Sarah again. So Andrew convinces him to ditch New York and hit the road, going nowhere. They commandeer a cab to Philadelphia, where they borrow Andrew's mom's station wagon. But when their car runs out of gas in the middle of Pennsylvania, Andrew reveals the real reason for the trip - his father has died, and he doesn't think he can make it through the funeral alone. On the road and in small town Ohio, Jake encounters the people who will help him start over. Meanwhile, Andrew runs away until he can't run any more.—Mickey Cottrell, Inclusive PR
- HOW I GOT LOST is the heartbreaking yet hopeful story of Andrew (Aaron Stanford) and Jake (Jacob Fishel), two friends dealing with loss amidst events bigger than them. Andrew is the friend we all have, the one who convinces you to come along despite your better judgment. Talented but with seemingly nothing to lose, his tailspin is balanced only by his professional drive to succeed as a trader on Wall Street. His best friend Jake (Jacob Fishel), broken-hearted and writing sports instead of fiction, does his best to clean up the mess his friend creates until he runs into his capricious ex, Sarah (Nicole Vicius) again. So Andrew convinces him to ditch New York and hit the road, going nowhere. They commandeer a cab to Philadelphia, where they borrow Andrews moms station wagon. But when their car runs out of gas in the middle of Pennsylvania, Andrew reveals the real reason for the trip -- his father has died, and he doesn't think he can make it through the funeral alone. On the road and in small town Ohio, Jake encounters the people who will help him start over (Rosemarie DeWitt, Lily Holleman). Meanwhile Andrew runs away until he cant run any more. Set in New York City after 9/11 and culminating in the New York City blackout of 2003, HOW I GOT LOST explores reversals life surprises us with, searching always for what it means to get lost and start over. Shot on the RED One camera, the poetic cinematography captures a romantic New York stripped of color, and a small-town America that gradually comes back to life. Internationally acclaimed guitarist Kaki Kings score guides the film, quiet one moment, calamitous the next, always emotionally attuned.
HOW I GOT LOST is written and directed by Joe Leonard and produced by Massoumeh Emami, Sam Mestman and Jared Parsons. It stars Aaron Stanford (X:2,The Hills Have Eyes, Tadpole), Jacob Fishel, Rosemarie DeWitt (Rachel Getting Married, United States of Tara, Mad Men), and Nicole Vicius (Itty Bitty Titty Committee, Half Nelson, Last Days). Original score by Kaki King.
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