By claiming to retire from acting, he and his friend/brother-in-law Casey Affleck planned to make a film that "explored celebrity, and explored the relationship between the media and the consumers and the celebrities themselves" through their film. Production Īccording to Phoenix, the film arose from his amazement that people believed reality television shows' claims of being unscripted. Although widely suspected to be a "mockumentary", the fact that the events of the film had been deliberately staged was not disclosed until after the film had been released. It had a limited release in the United States on Septembefore being expanded to a wide release a week later on September 17. The film premiered at the 67th Venice International Film Festival on September 6, 2010. We see Phoenix in his home: he parties, smokes, engages in depravity with his two-man entourage, debates philosophy with Affleck, and rants about celebrity. He approaches Sean Combs in hopes he will produce the record. Over the next year, Phoenix writes, rehearses, and performs to an audience. In 2008, while rehearsing for a charity event, actor Joaquin Phoenix, with Casey Affleck's camera filming, tells people he is quitting acting to pursue a career in rap music. Throughout the filming period, Phoenix remained in character for public appearances, giving many the impression that he was genuinely pursuing a new career. The film follows the real life of Phoenix from the announcement of his retirement from acting through his transition into a career as a hip hop artist. I'm Still Here is a 2010 American mockumentary parody film directed by Casey Affleck, and written by Affleck and Joaquin Phoenix.
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