I Am Still Here - DVD

The directorial debut of Oscar-nominated actor Casey Affleck, I'm STILL HERE is a striking portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of internationally acclaimed actor, Joaquin Phoenix. With remarkable access, I'm STILL HERE follows the Oscar-nominee as he announces his retirement from the successful film career in the fall of 2008 and sets off to reinvent himself as a Hip-Hop musician. Sometimes funny, sometimes shocking and always riveting, the film is a portrait of an artists at a crossroads. Defying expectations, it deftly explores notions of courage and creative reinvention, as well as the ramifications of a life spent in the public eye.

While Brazil faces the tightening grip of a military dictatorship, Eunice Paiva, a mother of five, is forced to reinvent herself and her family, resisting the oppression that hangs over the country. From the acclaimed director of Central Station and The Motorcycle Diaries, Walter Salles and based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva's memoir, this story portrays an important part of Brazil's hidden history.

Rio de Janeiro, early 1970s. Brazil faces the tightening grip of a military dictatorship. The Paivas a father, Rubens, a mother, Eunice, and their five children live by the beach, in a rented house with doors constantly open to friends. The affection and humor they share among themselves are their own forms of resistance to the oppression that hangs over the country. One day, they experience a violent and arbitrary act that will forever change their lives.