Film

I'm Still Here

Name: I'm Still Here
Director: Casey Affleck
Released: 2010
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Victoria Wood, Joaquin Phoenix, Carey Perloff, Larry McHale, Casey Affleck

2010 · 107 min · ★ 6.1 · Dir. Casey Affleck

He's done with Hollywood.

I'm Still Here is a portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of actor Joaquin Phoenix. With remarkable access, the film follows the Oscar-nominee as he announces his retirement from a successful film career in the fall of 2008 and sets off to reinvent himself as a hip-hop musician. The film is a portrait of an artist at a crossroads and explores notions of courage and creative reinvention, as well as the ramifications of a life spent in the public eye.