'' I Smile Back '' is a 2015 American drama film directed by Adam Salky and based on the 2008 novel of the same name by Amy Koppelman , who wrote the screenplay with Paige Dylan . The film stars Sarah Silverman as an upper-middle-class wife and mother struggling with mental illness and addiction . The film had its world premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on January 25 , 2015 . It also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 16 , 2015 . The film was released in a limited release on October 23 , 2015 , by Broad Green Pictures
2015 Sundance Film Festival
2015 Sundance Film Festival
I Smile Back