Unknown White Male


1h 27m 2005

Brief Synopsis

Just imagine waking up tomorrow with no memory of today or any other since the day of your birth. Imagine living without a history, without experience, no relationships, no past troubles. Imagine starting your life over again, making a new set of friends, finding new talents and falling in love for

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Release Date
2005
Distribution Company
WELLSPRING/WELLSPRING HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Location
Coney Island, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 27m

Synopsis

Just imagine waking up tomorrow with no memory of today or any other since the day of your birth. Imagine living without a history, without experience, no relationships, no past troubles. Imagine starting your life over again, making a new set of friends, finding new talents and falling in love for the first time. Imagine what it's like to see the world anew: On July 2, 2003, Doug Bruce left his apartment on the Lower East Side at around 8:00pm. No one knew where he was going. No one knew he had left. He turned up, 11 hours later, on the New York subway heading towards Coney Island. He had no idea who he was. "Unknown White Male" charts the alarming story of a man who--for no apparent reason--lost 37 years of life history, who lost every memory of his friends, his family and every experience he had ever known. This true story follows Doug in the hours and months following his amnesia, as he tries to piece his life back together and has to discover the world anew. The film dramatically reconstructs those first terrifying hours in Coney Island as Doug wandered around, disorientated, before asking the police for help--and being sent to Coney Island Hospital Psychiatric ward where he was given an identity wrist tag reading 'Unknown White Male'.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Release Date
2005
Distribution Company
WELLSPRING/WELLSPRING HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Location
Coney Island, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 27m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Expanded Release in United States March 10, 2006

Expanded Release in United States March 17, 2006

Released in United States January 2005

Released in United States June 2005

Released in United States on Video September 5, 2006

Released in United States Winter February 24, 2006

Shown at IFP/Los Angeles Film Festival (International Showcase) June 16-26, 2005.

Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema Documentary Competition) January 20-30, 2005.

Released in United States January 2005 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema Documentary Competition) January 20-30, 2005.)

Released in United States Winter February 24, 2006

Expanded Release in United States March 10, 2006

Expanded Release in United States March 17, 2006

Released in United States June 2005 (Shown at IFP/Los Angeles Film Festival (International Showcase) June 16-26, 2005.)

Released in United States on Video September 5, 2006