Thank you to all our fans and supporters across the country! 16 to Life is coming to five states! Many of the theaters will have special appearances of writer/director Becky Smith and star Hallee Hirsh as well as many other actors. Here are the dates you’ve been waiting for!
(Appearance in Prairie du Chien Sat. Sept. 4 Arriving at 3pm you’ll meet: Executive Producer Terry Trimpe, Actors Bryan Dunphy, Gabrielle McNally, Ryan Gourley)
Writer/Director Becky Smith with stars Hallee Hirsh and Nicholas Downs will conduct Q&A after the 7:30 show.
(If there are no appearance dates listed, that means there are no appearances at that theater. If you would like to underwrite or sponsor Writer/Director/Actor appearances, for a specific city, please send an email to: admin@16tolifethemovie.org and we will assist you with scheduling. )
Stay tuned for more updates on location and theaters. Contact us at info(at)16tolifethemovie.org
Enjoy this sweet and touching music video. Written by Owen Thomas and Lily-May Young
Sung by ElleM. Directed by Becky Smith (dir. of 16 to Life) Starring Hallee Hirsh, with glimpses of Mandy Musgrave, Will Rothhaar, James Serpento, Brendan Dunphy, Shiloh Fernandez, Emily Foxler, Carson Kressley
We hope you “remember the way that this feels”
Carson Kressley wants to know about your first kiss! He got 16 to Life Director Becky Smith and star Hallee Hirsh to talk about their FIRST KISS and would love to hear about yours! Please leave a comment about your first kiss on Youtube! and please share it with your friends
… that was held between 27 to 30 May, handed over the best film award of $5000 … while Hallee Hirsh was named best actress for her role in the US director Becky Smith’s film 16 to Life. …
The festival, now in its fourth year had the words ‘Women, I Love You as its slogan and strove to honour women for their role in the film industry and in all walks of life. The event that was first launched in 2007 has always upheld the same slogan.
The Iowa Motion Picture Association named Nicholas Downs, a 1994 graduate of Bondurant-Farrar High School, best supporting actor for his role as a small-town cop in the romantic comedy “16 to Life.”
“Nicholas has a great capacity for really finding honesty and truth in characters,” said Becky Smith of Okoboji, who wrote and directed the movie. “In a film that has a somewhat comic character, he was able to show what this guy really feels and why he feels it, so he wasn’t just a superficial, comic person.”
Nicholas Downs, Becky Smith, Ryan Gourley and Terry Trimple celebrate FOUR wins at the Iowa Motion Picture Association Awards Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on May 1, 2010.
Apr 21, 2010 – “16 To Life” is written and directed by Emmy-nominated director Becky Smith. Becky Smith, an Iowa native, is nominated for Best Direction (Long Form), Best Screenplay (Produced) and (with Executive Producer Terry Trimpe) Best Feature Film Produced in Iowa Under the Iowa Film Promotion Program. Nicholas Downs, also an Iowa native, is nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in “16 to Life” as a small town cop.
In the romantic comedy, Nicholas Downs (Pearl Harbor, Constantine, Is It Just Me?) plays Bobby, the town’s young Deputy, who overextends his authority to get all sorts of attention, particularly from his own mother; Louise, played by Theresa Russell (Black Widow, Spiderman III). Hallee Hirsh (ER, You’ve Got Mail) plays the lead character, Kate.
In “16 to Life” a rural American teenager’s angst about her sexual inexperience drives a comic quest for love and understanding on her sixteenth birthday. This first feature from Emmy-nominated writer/director Becky Smith (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy) puts a wry, witty, and unpredictable ensemble cast in a small-town locale reminiscent of a Capra comedy. The comedy
was shot entirely on location on the Mississippi River in McGregor and Marquette, Iowa. It has played at festivals around the world and received five “Best Feature” awards. The film will open in theatres in September 2010.
Becky will also give the keynote address at the award ceremony and Nicholas will participate in a number of the IMPA workshops.
Please join us for our industry workshops and the Iowa Motion Picture Awards Ceremony on Saturday, May 1, 2010 at the Des Moines Holiday Inn Downtown, 1050 6th Avenue.
We received a letter today to tell us that 16 To Life has been invited to to the Festival International Du Film de Tunis (The Tunis International Film Festival) in Tunis, Tunisia May 26th-May 29th, 2010!
Here’s what the festival’s artistic director Patrick de Bokay writes:
The 4th Tunis International Film Festival will provide an occasion for dialogue between cultures and colleagues, with a special focus on the role of women in society.The Festival’s theme “Femme je vous aime” and its location in a cultural capital of the Islamic world present an exciting opportunity to participants. Every year the Festival brings together artists and films that contribute to the ongoing international dialogue on women in society in a culturally diverse atmosphere of education and celebration, and considers 16 to Life an important part of reaching that goal.
We’re extremely excited for this invitation! So if you missed us in China, Canada or Germany, join us at our 20th film festival and our fourth internationally. We know our Tunisian fans are celebrating this one!
Apr 21, 2010 – “16 To Life” is written and directed by Emmy-nominated director Becky Smith. Becky Smith, an Iowa native, is nominated for Best Direction (Long Form), Best Screenplay (Produced) and (with Executive Producer Terry Trimpe) Best Feature Film Produced in Iowa Under the Iowa Film Promotion Program. Nicholas Downs, also an Iowa native, is nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in “16 to Life” as a small town cop.
