Limitations can be a good thing: Recent Pratt graduate Shawn Christensen rode the simple but effective premise of his 19-minute 2012 short, “Curfew” (a suicidal New Yorker must look after his ...

All this has the makings of not only a bad night for Richie but also a film overloaded with stories and not much time to explore them. Given that Before I Disappear began as a short film, it's ...

Before I Disappear is ultimately hampered not by a messy plot but by bland characters who, for the most part, don't so much talk to each other as they monologue at each other. Full Review | Dec 5 ...

SXSW Film Review: ‘Before I Disappear’ Shawn Christensen's debut feature is visually well mounted, but too overwrought to really convince or resonate.

In Before I Disappear, Shawn Christensen’s first feature film, the director proves himself as a new cinematic voice that is unique, unafraid and assured. Here, he juggles directing, screenwriting, ...

And narratively, "Before I Disappear" brings nothing fresh to the table. The film springs from Christensen's 2012 short film "Curfew," which won the Oscar for best short film.

Before I Disappear official movie trailer starring Emmy Rossum and Paul Wesley ...

Fridays and Sundays though Aug. 25, “Before I Disappear,” by Alexandra Billings, Bailiwick Repertory Theater, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. Call 312-883-1090. Bailiwick is wheelchair accessible.

Shawn Christensen wrote, directed and stars in the pic, which had its world premiere at SXSW and won the Audience Award for narrative feature. IFC Films has snagged North American rights to Before ...

Shawn Christensen‘s “Before I Disappear” has been picked up by IFC Films for North American distribution, the company announced Tuesday. The film, which stars Christensen, Fatima Ptacek ...