Here Awhile

When I went to watch this film, I truly didn't know what to expect. This movie completely took me by surprise and beyond just making me cry, it made me feel deeply for Anna and all the people stuck in her position and the families involved. I was thinking about this film for a long time afterward. Stunning performance by Anna Camp, who I only really associated with bright comedy before watching this. Joe Lo Truglio's character Gary will make you feel in ways you don't expect and Steven Strait's vulnerability as Anna's brother Michael is noteworthy. This film really sheds light on how death with dignity is an important decision for some people, and it really should be an available option in more places.

This is an Emotional film about dying on your own terms. Anna (Anna Camp) is dying from cancer. The film starts with having already decided how she wants to die. She is simply coming home to make amends with her brother before she dies. What in sue is a powerful film about the importance of being with the people you love. It also raises interesting questions about what it means to die with dignity. I cried for almost the entire film, even though there are tones of beautiful little family moments. I know a lot of people won't agree with Anna's decisions, but I think the film highlights the importance of thinking about this issue and seeing both sides. Anna Camp's performance was simply amazing. It's possibly her best performance ever. This movie is hard to come by since there was no DVD, and streaming is limited. But I would defiantly seek this film out. If for nothing else to see Anna's amazing performance.

I do feel bad for being so harsh to an indie film, but it really has an emptiness to it. Not because of the depressing nature of the film but of the makeup of the film, because it ends and I wonder why this movie exists. I question if the creatives had real motivation behind it. For me, the only reason I watched it was because I knew someone that was in it.

Joe Lo Truglio was definitely the best part. The whole cancer thing just feels conjured up by writers, which it was, but if you do it right you feel more than just pity for the main character.

Here Awhile is a beautiful film about subject matter that is incredibly important. Anna Camp's performance is stunning and I really felt like I was on the journey with her every step of the way. This is a movie that will definitely open your heart and encourage important conversations with loved ones. Thank you to the filmmakers for taking such love and care with a difficult subject, and sharing this very raw look at real life in a way that is tender, purposeful, and doesn't shy away from asking hard questions of not only the characters in the movie, but also the viewer.

This film presents multiple issues of Oregon's Death With Dignity Act in a sensitive, generous manner. No brow beating heavy handed endorsement of the Act in the screen play or the acting. It will make you think as well as being a fun way to spend the evening. Recommended highly.