Gunpowder & Sky will be opening Justin Schein’s new documentary, Left on Purpose, on February 10 at the Cinema Village Theater in NYC.
The film will also be available worldwide February 10 on iTunes, Amazon Video, Google Play, Vudu, Microsoft Movies & TV, and Vimeo.
Midway through the shoot of a documentary about his life as an anti-war activist, Mayer Vishner declares that his time has passed and that his last political act will be to commit suicide. He wants it all on camera.
Now the director must decide whether to turn off his camera or use it to keep his friend alive.
Left on Purpose is a feature docu that confronts the issues of depression, isolation and aging through an intense character driven story of the relationship between filmmaker and subject.
The film provides a rare look at what it means to be a friend to someone in pain.
DIRECTOR/CINEMATOGRAPHER: Justin Schein
CO-DIRECTOR/EDITOR David Mehlman
FEATURING: Mayer Vishner
PRODUCER: Eden Wurmfeld
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Doug Liman
CO-PRODUCER: Yael Bridge
ORIGINAL MUSIC BY: David Mansfield
DISTRIBUTOR: Gunpowder and Sky
PRODUCTION: Shadowbox Film and Eden Wurmfeld Films
RUNNING TIME: 85 Minutes