Parental Discretion: Adult (theme or language)

Category: Narrative Feature
Year: 2011
Run Time: 77 min
Credits: Director/Editor: Thomas L. Phillips | Writers: Thomas L. Phillips, Melanie Lynn Addington | Cinematographer: John Wee | Cast: Alex Walters, Bo Keister, Candice Michele Barley, Carlisle Forrester, Cindy Hogan, Elizabeth Connelly, Lance E. Nichols

ARKANSAS PREMIERE!

Synopsis: Ten years after leaving his small southern town following a tragic event, Jacob decides that returning home might help him find the closure he’s sought for years. In a decaying town that time has forgotten, the past is never really the past and rumors and truth tend to blur together. The sad, unforgotten consequences of one fateful night have forever altered the community and those he left behind. When Jacob returns, his mother Connie, best friend Tyler, and the girl he tragically left in his wake, Kristen, find themselves intertwined once again. His unexpected homecoming causes them all to face old ghosts, whether they’re willing to or not.

"...the acting in WHERE I BEGIN is quite good. Though, for me, it is the locations that really sell the film. This is truly a town that has been ravaged by the economic bust of 2008. Unemployment and foreclosures have cleared out many of the towns’ inhabitants, leaving behind an empty shell, or better yet a modern ghost town. Upon seeing the images of the town, we understand exactly why the townspeople have held onto the past, because they have nothing in the present to distract them." --Don Simpson, smellslikescreenspirit.com

Awards: Northern Lights Emerging Filmmaker Award, Alaska International Film Festival; Audience Award, Secret City Film Festival; Best of Fest, Gulf Coast Film and Video Fest

Screenings: Orlando Film Festival, New Jersey International Film Festival, Crossroads Film Festival, Maryland Film Festival