Tom of Your Life

Interesting concept and interesting story elements pieced together to make this a somewhat plausible tale. Some parts are funny, boring, WTH, and touching esp near the end where you may find yourself grabbing for tissues. Jeremy Sklar does double duty as director and co-star "Tom". Would like to see more of Baize Buzan, too.

If there is one movie to watch this month -- with your significant other, with your class (if you're a high school or college teacher), or on your own -- this is it. This wonderful "fable" as it's noted, is based the question we all have asked ourselves or others: If you had just one day to live, how would you live it? Then it takes the question to the next level: How would you live it as a child? As an teenager? As an adult? At the end of your life? The acting is superb, especially writer/actor Sklar and actress Baize Buzan. Fascinating to see a film where one talented soul writes the story, directs, acts several roles, and even writes the music. The images, the sub-stories, the songs, and the original humor keep you engaged and thinking.

I had no idea what to expect coming into this movie and boy was I surprised - in a gray way. The writing, acting, cinematography (the film looks beautiful), everything about this movie feels special from the beginning. It is clear that the writer, director, star, producer, music writer and performer (what else did this guy do?) Jer Sklar just gets it and I for one can't wait to see more from this talented film maker.

When this ride starts you're not quite sure where you're going but it takes you to the perfect spot. A great film for folks who like the opportunity to reflect upon and explore the meaning life.

Independent films with limited budgets are propelled exclusively by the power of the script, the talent of the actors, the quality of the cinematography, the effectiveness of the editing, the sound, lighting, etc, etc. All elements that must be brilliantly aligned and executed in order to captivate and engage audiences. Extremely difficult to pull off with adequate resources, miraculous when achieved with limited resources. TOM OF YOUR LIFE is such a miracle. Every minute of this film captivates and engages the audience in a simple story that defies illusions of time and space to underscore essential truths defining our humanity. Simple, beautiful and powerful storytelling and filmmaking.