A young man ditches the real world for that of film, but eventually comes to realize that running away is no substitute for the sublime beauty of everyday life. When Hilbert's father has a near-fatal heart attack, he falls into a downward spiral of introspection, re-evaluating and restructuring his life. The despondent young man turns away from his family and his girlfriend toward the comfort of an alternative world. Taking up residence in a cheap, downtown San Francisco hotel, he experiments with drugs and bisexuality and art. On an 8mm projector, he obsessively analyzes home movies from his childhood, comparing these films with his recollections of his youth. Memory and desire- spawned from what he imagined was reality versus what he sees in these movies -encourage Hilbert to create his own film, to re-write the past and blow the Oedipal triangle apart.

Director:
Marc Lafia	Director
Cast:
Bruce Ramsay	as Hilbert
Tania Meneguzzi	as Hilbert'S Mother
Juliana Hatfield	as (Cameo Appearance)
Cinematography:
Joplin Wu	Director Of Photography
Writer:
Marc Lafia	Screenwriter
Producer:
Kenneth Wayne	Producer
Bill Kalm	Executive Producer
Sue Campbell	Executive Producer
Mary Jordan	Associate Producer
Christine Sheaks	Associate Producer
Irena Rogovsky	Associate Producer
Editing:
Joe Bini	Editor
Music:
Petey Reniche	Music
Mary Jordan	Music Supervisor
Assistant Direction:
Brian Benson	Assistant Director
Art Director:
Xris Frank	Art Director
Costume-Wardrobe:
Victoria Moreno	Costume Designer
Art Department:
Amy Brownson	Set Decorator
Casting:
Andrea Deveux	Casting
Production Companies:
Fd Films	Production Company
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Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival in Mill Valley, California October 4-14, 2001.

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (New American Cinema) May 24 - June 17, 2001.

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