''Stephanie's Image'' is a 2009 American drama film directed by Janis DeLucia Allen, written by J.P. Allen and featuring

Melissa Leo Melissa Chessington Leo (born September 14, 1960) is an American actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and two Critics' Choice ...

in the title role.

Plot

A former model, Stephanie, is found murdered in her San Francisco apartment. Her boyfriend, Richard, whose body is also found at the scene, apparently killed her and then committed suicide. A photographer who worked closely with Stephanie decides to make a documentary about her life, a kind of memorial. She interviews those people closest to Stephanie, but she soon discovers that almost everything she’s been told about the crime is false, and everyone she interviews is lying. The circumstances surrounding Stephanie’s death become more and more contradictory and as the filmmaker struggles to find the truth she also realizes she may have played a frightening part in what happened to her friend.

Festivals and awards

Festivals - Official Selection * NewFilmmakers, Los Angeles - February, 2009 * Method Fest Independent Film Festival - March, 2009 * Milan International Film Festival, Italy - May, 2009 * Lighthouse International Film Festival - June, 2009 * Washougal International Film Festival - August, 2009 * Charlotte Film Festival - September, 2009 * Ojai-Ventura International Film Festival - November, 2009 Nominations * Milan International Film Festival 2009 - Best Feature Film * Milan International Film Festival 2009 - Best Actress, Melissa Leo * Milan International Film Festival 2009 - Best Editor, Janis Delucia Allen Awards * Washougal International Film Festival, 2009 - Audience Award, Best Feature film

Release

''Stephanie's Image'' premiered at the

Method Fest Independent Film Festival The Method Fest Independent Film Festival is an independent film festival A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festiv ...

in March 2009 and played at several US festivals. It also received multiple nominations at the 2009 Milan International Film Festival Awards including consideration for Best Feature Film. The film had a very limited theatrical release on February 15, 2010."Missing Beauty"
SF Weekly, February 3, 2010. It was released on DVD by Vanguard Cinema on February 23, 2010.

References

External links

* *{{AllRovi movie, 504558, Stephanie's Image
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