Yesterday Was a Lie | |
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Directed by | James Kerwin |
Produced by | Chase Masterson |
Written by | James Kerwin |
Starring |
Kipleigh Brown Chase Masterson John Newton |
Music by | Kristopher Carter |
Cinematography | Jason Cochard |
Edited by | James Kerwin |
Distributed by | Entertainment One |
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Running time
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89 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $200,000 |
Yesterday Was a Lie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |||||
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Soundtrack album by Kristopher Carter, Chase Masterson | |||||
Released | February 15, 2011 | ||||
Genre | Soundtrack | ||||
Length | 65:22 | ||||
Label | La-La Land Records | ||||
Chase Masterson chronology | |||||
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Yesterday Was a Lie is a 2008 neo-noir film written and directed by James Kerwin and starring Kipleigh Brown, Chase Masterson, John Newton, and Mik Scriba. In publicity materials, the film has been described as a combination of science fantasy and film noir.
A hard-drinking female investigator named Hoyle (Kipleigh Brown) sets out to locate a reclusive genius (John Newton) who may be able to distort reality. Instead she finds her life becoming more and more fragmented and surreal. Trusting only her partner (Mik Scriba) and a sexy lounge singer (Chase Masterson), she is shadowed by a dangerous man (Peter Mayhew).
Yesterday Was a Lie was in production from August 13 to September 15, 2006. In March 2007, a trailer of the film premièred at San Francisco Wondercon. In August 2007, the film's official blog announced the completion of a test cut of the motion picture.
Festival run
The early cut of the film began a series of film festival screenings on January 17, 2008 at the Park City Film Music Festival, where it received a Director's Choice Award. The film went on to receive Best Feature awards at numerous festivals, including the ShockerFest International Film Festival, as well as a bronze Telly Award and the Best of Show Accolade Award. It was awarded the Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Cinematography trophies at Visionfest, the Best Actress prize (for Brown) at ShockerFest, and the Best Producer prize (for Masterson) at the LA Femme Film Festival.
In early July 2008, San Diego Comic-Con announced that the test cut of Yesterday Was a Lie would be presented as the closing film of its 2008 convention.
In October 2008, the film's official blog announced that a newer cut of the film would be shown at the St. Louis International Film Festival. In December 2008, the Beverly Hills Hi-Def Film Festival announced the new cut of the film would have its theatrical première at the closing night film of its 2009 festival.