Habit
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Larry Fessenden
Larry Fessenden
Meredith Snaider
Aaron Beall
Patricia Coleman
Heather Woodbury
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A world-weary and sloppy drunk, Sam succumbs to the temporary solace of Anna, a mysterious woman with whom he shares sultry nights on the streets. But as their passion mounts, his health declines and his hangovers take on an hallucinogenic horror. Slowly, he becomes convinced that Anna is a vampire. But is she?
Director
Larry Fessenden
Cast
Larry Fessenden
Meredith Snaider
Aaron Beall
Patricia Coleman
Heather Woodbury
Jesse Hartman
Crew
John Arlotto
Loren Bevans
Bill Chelsey
Frankie Demarco
Larry Fessenden
Larry Fessenden
Ted Gannon
Geoffrey Kidde
Tom Laverack
Stephane Mitchell
Eric Ogden
Michael Rohatyn
Jay Silver
Susan Stover
Dayton Taylor
Dayton Taylor
Film Details
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of Best Editing and Best Actor Awards at the 1999 Brooklyn International Film Festival
Winner of the "Ralph Lauren Producers Award" at the 1998 Independent Spirit Awards. Also nominated for two awards, including Best Director and Best Cinematography by the Independent Film Project (IFP).
Released in United States Fall October 29, 1997
Released in United States November 14, 1997
Released in United States October 27, 1998
Released in United States October 29, 1997
Released in United States on Video October 21, 1998
Larry Fessenden originally conceived "Habit" as a 70-minute video in 1981 while an undergraduate at New York University film school. After graduating from NYU in 1985, Fessenden formed Glass Eye Pix, a production company which now specializes in editing.
Larry Fessenden received the Swatch Someone to Watch Award at the 1997 Independent Spirit Awards. Presented annually to a filmmaker "whose work demonstrates exceptional talent, dedication and unique vision," the prize includes a $20,000 production grant.
Began shooting mid-September 1994.
Completed shooting December 1994.
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (market) February 15-26, 1996.
Shown at Los Angeles Independent Film Festival April 18-22, 1996.
Shown at Williamsburg Brooklyn Film Festival (Feature) June 25-27, 1999.
Shown in Los Angeles (American Cinematheque) as part of series "The Alternative Screen: A Forum For Independent Film Exhibition and Beyond..." October 23, 1997.
Shown in New York City (Walter Reade) as part of series "Independents Night!" May 16, 1996.
35mm
color
rtg MPAA NONE
Third feature for filmmaker Larry Fessenden, following "Hollow Venus: Diary of a Go-Go Dancer" (USA/1989) and "No Telling" (USA/1991).
Released in United States on Video October 21, 1998
Released in United States October 27, 1998
Released in United States Fall October 29, 1997
Released in United States October 29, 1997 (Laemmle's Music Hall; Los Angeles)
Released in United States November 14, 1997 (Cinema Village; New York City)
