Joaquin Phoenix first interview (in regard to "I'm Still Here") with David Letterman Feb.
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In May 2010, the film was shown to potential buyers.
Īfter surprising Hollywood by abruptly announcing his retirement in late 2008, allegedly in order to focus on his music, Phoenix and Affleck began filming the documentary, which followed Phoenix as he began a career making hip-hop music while allegedly managed by rap icon Sean "Diddy" Combs. By claiming to retire from acting, he and his friend/brother-in-law Casey Affleck planned to make a film that "explored celebrity, and explored the relationship between the media and the consumers and the celebrities themselves" through their film.
Production Īccording to Phoenix, the film arose from his amazement that people believed reality television shows' claims of being unscripted. Although widely suspected to be a "mockumentary", the fact that the events of the film had been deliberately staged was not disclosed until after the film had been released.
It had a limited release in the United States on Septembefore being expanded to a wide release a week later on September 17. The film premiered at the 67th Venice International Film Festival on September 6, 2010.