Life After Death
In this light-hearted dark comedy, a man discovers an unconventional family when he is invited to a support group for the legally dead. When Vincent is caught digging up his own grave, two security guards are surprised to learn he has been declared dead. Soon he is invited to a "Living Dead Support Group" where the existing members share the funny stories of how they wound up legally dead, and invite Vincent to join them.
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Noah GlennDirectorElectromatic (2016)
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Julia McCloyWriter
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Noah GlennWriter
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Noah GlennProducerElectromatic, A New Ballet
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Kyle TaubkenProducerThe Butcher, Patrick, Soul Man
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Sean Harrison JonesKey Cast"Vincent"A Painted House, Seventh Heaven, Electromatic
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Ron GephartKey Cast"Mack"The Price of Air, Hirsch, Lights Camera Bullshit
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Lisa WilliamsKey Cast"Liana"
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Darian ConleyKey Cast"Sonny"
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Joseph CarrKey Cast"Brock"Jesus & Jimmy Ray, Feral, How to Skin a Cat, Returns, Team Picture
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Andrew Trent FlemingDirector of PhotographyTraveling Soldier, Muddy Water, Soul Man, A Night Out
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Comedy, Drama, Dark Comedy
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Runtime:13 minutes 37 seconds
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Completion Date:June 12, 2019
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Production Budget:3,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Indie Memphis - Indie GrantMemphis, TN
United States
Indie Grant Finalist - 2018 -
Indie Memphis Film FestivalMemphis, TN
October 30, 2019
Official Selection - In Competition -
Nashville Film FestivalNashville, TN
United States
October 1, 2020
Official Selection -
Oxford Film FestivalOxford, MS
United States
March 21, 2020
Official Selection -
Memphis Film PrizeMemphis, TN
United States
August 2, 2019
World Premiere
Top Ten Finalist -
Kansas City FilmFest InternationalKansas City, MO
United States
April 18, 2020
Missouri Premiere
Official Selection -
Oaxaca FilmFestOaxaca
Mexico
Finalist, Best Short Screenplay -
Budapest Independent Film FestivalBudapest
Hungary
Finalist, Best Screen Play -
Woods Hole Film FestivalWoods Hole, MA
United States
Best Short Comedy Screenplay -
Desoto Film FestivalSouthaven, MS
United States
October 5, 2019
Official Selection -
Grenada Afterglow Film FestivalGrenada, MS
United States
October 12, 2019
Winner, Director's Choice Award -
Good Grain Film FestivalFranklin, TN
United States
October 19, 2019
Finalist -
Appalachian Film Festival (formerly Johnson City Film Festival)Johnson City, TN
United States
November 9, 2019
Official Selection -
Raleigh Film & Art FestivalRaleigh, NC
United States
October 2, 2020
Official Selection -
Indigo Moon Film FestivalFayetteville, NC
United States
October 9, 2020
Official Selection -
Lake County Film FestivalGrayslake, IL
United States
November 5, 2020
Official Selection -
El Dorado Film FestivalEl Dorado, AR
United States
October 8, 2020
Official Selection -
Fayetteville Film FestivalFayetteville, AR
United States
November 5, 2020
Official Selection -
Made in Arkansas Film FestivalLittle Rock, AR
United States
May 14, 2021
Best Regional Film
Noah Glenn is a director, producer, musician, and writer. He has produced and scored several short films, in addition to his own narrative and documentary shorts. Noah got his start creating web-based short docs for Choose901, a website highlighting the people and culture of Memphis, which he also helped found. He now operates his own creative studio, Perpetual Motion, which is focused on original children’s media, and digital marketing for non-profits and small businesses. He is a recipient of the 2019 Indie Grant from Indie Memphis Film Festival. His video work has won awards from the American Advertising Federation and Adobe Creative Jam. He lives in Midtown Memphis with his wife, designer Lindsey Glenn, and their two daughters.
This film is for anyone who has ever felt like there was something about them that made them different. Often our quirks, our beliefs, our emotions, or our secrets can make us feel isolated. For others, their race, their sexuality, or their religion have made them the target of bigotry and prejudice. It is important to find other people who understand you, and who love you and accept you as you are, and that is what this film is about – people who are a part of our own community, or allies who do their best to support.
The concept behind Life After Death is based on a real situation that many may think is too weird to be true. Each year about 1,000 living people are erroneously added to the Death Master File, a database of every American who has died since 1936. It can happen through a clerical error, like someone mistyping a social security number, or through a weird coincidence like sharing the same name and birthdate as a person who has died. I took this situation, embellished it, and set the story on the fringes our our reality, in hopes the audience would be able to see something about themselves reflected in this group of characters.
In 2018 the story was selected as a finalist for the Indie Memphis Indie Grants program. I enlisted Julia McCloy, a humor writer published in McSweeney's, to co-write the script and help bring the characters to life. The screenplay went on to become a finalist in several festivals and competitions, and now I'm excited to put the film on screens.