Paper Heart (film)

This article is about the 2009 film. For the X-Files episode, see Paper Hearts. For other uses, see Paper Heart.

Paper Heart
Promotional film poster
Directed byNicholas Jasenovec
Written byNicholas Jasenovec
Charlyne Yi
Produced bySandra Murillo
Elise Salomon
Charlyne Yi
StarringCharlyne Yi
Michael Cera
Jake Johnson
CinematographyJay Hunter
Edited byRyan Brown
Music byCharlyne Yi
Michael Cera
Distributed byOverture Films
Release dates
  • January 17, 2009 (2009-01-17) (Sundance)
  • August 7, 2009 (2009-08-07) (United States)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.2 million[1]

Paper Heart is a 2009 American romantic comedy film starring Charlyne Yi and Michael Cera as fictionalized versions of themselves based on their rumored relationship, though Yi has said they never dated.[2][3][4]

The plot for the film is based on Charlyne Yi's original idea of a documentary, which director Nick Jasenovec suggested would be accentuated with a fictional storyline.[5][6] The film premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award.[7]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Mojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Charlyne Yi admits she was never in a relationship with 'Paper Heart' co-star Michael Cera". New York Daily News. August 5, 2009.
  3. ^ Catsoulis, Jeanette (August 6, 2009). "Out on the Highways in Search of Love, an Endlessly Elusive Quest". The New York Times.
  4. ^ Itzkoff, Dave (July 31, 2009). "She Asks About Love but Sure Isn't Telling". The New York Times.
  5. ^ "Episode 1036". Last Call with Carson Daly.
  6. ^ "Jeremy Piven, Charlyne Yi". Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Episode 94. August 6, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  7. ^ Ramos, Dave (January 26, 2009). "Sundance Jury Gives Screenwriting Award to Film Without Script". Vulture.