''Memory Lane'' is a 2012 science-fiction film by American director

Shawn Holmes Shawn may refer to: *Shawn (given name) *Shawn (surname) See also

* Sean * Shaun ] ] This name is the anglicized version of the Irish Sean ] { hawn- an honest person, people search out shawn for advice}...

and his

directorial debut This is a list of film directorial debuts in chronological order. The films and dates referred to are a director's first commercial cinematic release. Many film makers have directed works which were not commercially released, for example early work ...

. The film world-premiered on May 6, 2012 at the

Sci-Fi-London Sci-Fi-London (stylised as SCI-FI-LONDON), also known as The London International Festival of Science Fiction and Fantastic Film or simply SFL, is an annual United Kingdom-based film festival dedicated to the science fiction and fantasy genres. ...

film festival in

London, England London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major s ...

and was funded by

Shawn Holmes Shawn may refer to: *Shawn (given name) *Shawn (surname) See also

* Sean * Shaun ] ] This name is the anglicized version of the Irish Sean ] { hawn- an honest person, people search out shawn for advice}...

with a budget of less than $300. Of the film, Holmes stated that he was inspired to create ''Memory Lane'' after his friend Michael Guy Allen returned from a tour of duty in Afghanistan. Filming took place in

Martins Ferry, Ohio Martins Ferry is a city in Belmont County, Ohio, Belmont County, Ohio, United States, on the Ohio River across from Wheeling, West Virginia. It is the largest city in Belmont County. The population was 6,915 as of the United States Census 2010, 201 ...

and

Wheeling, West Virginia Wheeling is a city in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Located almost entirely in Ohio County, of which it is the county seat, it lies along the Ohio River in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and also contains a tiny portion extending ...

Synopsis

Nick (Michael Guy Allen) is a soldier suffering from

PTSD Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental and behavioral disorder that can develop because of exposure to a traumatic event, such as sexual assault, warfare, traffic collisions, child abuse, domestic violence, or other threats on a ...

. One day while he is out jogging he meets Kayla (Meg Braden), a suicidal young woman ready to throw herself off a bridge. Nick talks her out of the attempt and the two quickly fall in love. Life seems to be getting better until one day he finds Kayla dead in a bathtub. Heartbroken, he tries to kill himself as well but is resuscitated by friends. Moments before he is resuscitated, Nick experiences a series of visions that lead him to believe that Kayla died because she was murdered, not because she killed herself. He decides that the only way to really know the truth is to travel to the afterlife to see Kayla, which requires him to repeatedly kill himself.

Cast

* Michael Guy Allen as Nick Boxer * Meg Braden as Kayla M * Julian Curi as Elliot White *Zac Snyder as Ben Haven * David D'Andrea as Mitch Harper *

Marianna Alacchi Marianna may refer to: * Marianna, Arkansas, USA * Marianna, Florida, USA * Marianna, Pennsylvania, USA * An English spelling for Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil * 602 Marianna, an asteroid, number 602 in the minor planet catalog * Marianna (given na ...

as The Jewelry Lady

Reception

Critical reception has been positive. The Hollywood News noted that "the film isn't without its faults, but they are ones inherent in low-budget filmmaking.

Ain't It Cool News Ain't It Cool News (AICN) is an entertainment news website founded by Harry Knowles and run by his sister Dannie Knowles since September 2017, dedicated to news, rumors, and reviews of upcoming and current films, television, and comic book proje ...

stated that "the concept for "Memory Lane" is a winner." In contrast,

DVD Talk DVD Talk is a home video news and review website launched in 1999 by Geoffrey Kleinman. History Kleinman founded the site in January 1999 in Beaverton, Oregon. Besides news and reviews, it features information on hidden DVD features known as ...

wrote "The story was more of a hook and less of a continuous attention-grabber."

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, 1980185 Films shot in Ohio 2012 films Films shot in West Virginia American science fiction films 2012 science fiction films Films about the afterlife Films about post-traumatic stress disorder 2012 directorial debut films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films