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 Lyrical and raw, THE SPEED OF
LIFE tells the story of Sammer, a 13 year
old boy who escapes the streets of New York
City by stealing video cameras from
tourists. He and his friends retreat to
their working class neighborhood to quickly
sell the cameras, but Sammer always keeps
the tapes. Alone in his bedroom and editing
on a rack of stolen computers, Sammer
explores this world of footage, infatuated
by all the far away places and other
people's seemingly happy lives. While
slowly stashing enough money away so he,
too, can travel to these distant places,
Sammer must first deal with his older
brother who is getting out of prison, while
also caring for his ailing foster mother.
As Sammer and his gang skip school, camp on
the rooftops of buildings or dream of being
in the Olympics, they are confronted by a
host of characters who stand in their way:
a juvenile probation officer who doesn't
like juveniles, an ex-con who hides puppies,
and an old man with a secret who thinks he
can fly. Sammer's experiences waver between
fantasy and the harsh reality of growing up
in Brooklyn, and he soon discovers that not
all tourists are happy, that he must go to
Alaska and that cameras can indeed fly -
even if people cannot. |
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