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SkyHeldUpByStar
02/11/10, 11:27 PM
Anyone heard of this film? I have a vested interest in this as a friend of mine from high school (Claire Sloma) stars in it. Claire and I used to be in drama together and it's cool to see her having success. The filmmakers were really nice people (I almost got to work on set) and there were some great articles about this movie swimming around the internet for a while. It was shot here in Detroit (using the Red camera) during the summer of 2008 and the trailer was just released a few days ago. You can check it out here if you're interested:

http://vimeo.com/9315965

http://www.americansleepover.com/


Set against the backdrop of mile roads, neighborhood blocks, abandoned factories and lakes which make up Metro-Detroit, this story follows four young people as they search for love and adventure on the last night of summer.

Maggie, Rob, Claudia and Scott cross paths as they explore the suburban wonderland chasing first kisses, elusive crushes, popularity and parties. They are looking for the iconic teenage experience, but instead they discover the quiet moments that will later become the part of their youth that they look back on with nostalgia.

beazer32
02/12/10, 08:13 AM
ahh the trailer reminds me of summer camp a few years ago... i'd like to see this now

SkyHeldUpByStar
02/12/10, 08:33 AM
Same here (though it was now about six or seven years ago for me). There was a great article online from Short End Magazine where they detailed the production in photos, but now they've made it so that you have to be registered to read the article. Here are a couple other well written pieces though:

http://shortendmagazine.com/content/view/555/68/

http://shortendmagazine.com/content/view/55/68/

It's just really cool to see the results of the recent tax incentives for the film industry here in Michigan.

bladerdude360
02/12/10, 09:10 AM
Looks interesting, I'll have to check it out.

SkyHeldUpByStar
07/06/11, 09:57 AM
New trailer. It's finally being released in August.

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/themythoftheamericansleepover/