Prior to '' Curfew '' mainstream success , Paul Wesley took an interest in the short film 's intellectual property and together with Christensen and his creative partner , Damon Russell , collaborated to develop a feature-length adaptation . The then-untitled adaptation cast Wesley , as well as Emmy Rossum and Ron Perlman , to the principal cast that included Christensen and Ptacek . The film began principal photography on a shoestring budget in mid-summer of 2013 and continued for nineteen days . The film , revealed to be titled '' Before I Disappear '' , premiered at South by Southwest on March 10 , 2014 and won the audience award for Best Narrative Feature . '' Before I Disappear '' went on to have a successful festival run , with distinctions such as an official selection at the 71st Venice International Film Festival , though the critical reception was not as positive as '' Curfew '' , with the general consensus being that the content not in the short was not as substantive . IFC Films was announced to have acquired the North American distribution rights for '' Before I Disappear '' in August 2014 and the following November , the film was released on video on demand and given a limited theatrical release
71st Venice International Film Festival
71st Venice International Film Festival
Shawn Christensen