Surviving Family

Surviving Family
Promotional film poster
Directed byLaura Thies
Written byMara Lesemann
Produced byMara Lesemann
Carlo Fiorletta
StarringBilly Magnussen
Sarah Wilson
Tara Westwood
Bill Sage
Johnny Hopkins
J. D. Williams
Phyllis Somerville
Vincent Pastore
Katherine C. Hughes
CinematographyTimothy Naylor
Edited byLaura Thies
Music byBarry Salmon
Production
company
Surviving Family Productions
Release date
  • August 5, 2012 (2012-08-05)
Running time
87 minutes
LanguageEnglish

Surviving Family is a 2012 American drama about the effects of mental illness and alcoholism on the fictional Malone family.[1] It was directed by Laura Thies and written by Mara Lesemann.[2] The film stars Billy Magnussen, Sarah Wilson, Tara Westwood, Bill Sage, Johnny Hopkins, J. D. Williams, Vincent Pastore, Phyllis Somerville, and Katherine C. Hughes. Surviving Family premiered at the 2012 Woods Hole Film Festival, where it was the Runner Up for the Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature.[3]

It was released on iTunes on August 15, 2014.

  1. ^ ""Surviving Family" by NSPE Alumnae to Screen at the Manhattan Film Festival: 6/22". Public Engagement. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  2. ^ "An Interview with Mara Lesemann and Laura Thies". Rogue Cinema. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Woods Hole Film Fest 2012 Winners". Woods Hole Film Festival. Archived from the original on April 6, 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2012.