Director:
Dave Boyle
Run Time: 76 minutes
Country: USA
Year: 2011
Dave Boyle
Run Time: 76 minutes
Country: USA
Year: 2011
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Surrogate Valentine
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This is the story of Goh Nakamura, a real-life indie musician from San Francisco whose honey-like voice narrates his search for love through haunting folk songs. A refreshing take on romantic comedy, this unpretentious black-and-white film begins with the introduction of cool and mellow Goh to Danny Turner, the loud and animated TV star Goh must teach how to play guitar. Danny, the definition of cheeseball, is set to play a musician in his next film (directed by Goh’s friend Amy), only Goh doesn’t yet know that the film is based loosely on his own personal past with his former high-school love Rachel. Talked into taking Danny with him on tour to Seattle and L.A., Goh and Danny embark on a comical journey that will ultimately land them both in the middle of an unlikely friendship. Along the way, Goh meets up with Rachel and sparks reignite as the two share charming memories over coffee and board games. Though Goh may have found what he’s been searching for, does he have the courage to go after it, or will he wind up alone, singing his love songs about the one that got away? SURROGATE VALENTINE is a story about both the fear and beauty of falling in love that is as sweet and bemusing as Goh’s humble melodies, which compose the soundtrack of this film. – M.M.
Film presented with support of
| Sidebars | American Independents, Someone to Watch |
| Producer | Duane Andersen |
| Screenplay | Dave Boyle, Joel Clark, Goh Nakamura |
| Cinematography | Bill Otto |
| Editing | Duane Andersen, Dave Boyle, Michael Lerman |
| Principal Cast | Goh Nakamura, Lynn Chen, Chadd Stoops |
| Director Bio | Dave Boyle was raised in Tuscon. He studied Japanese Language and Literature at Brigham Young University, then served a two-year mission in Sydney, Australia where he learned to speak Japanese. Things have never been the same since. |
| Select Filmography | “Big Dreams Little Tokyo” (2006), “White on Rice” (2009), SURROGATE VALENTINE (2011) |
| Print Source |
Tiger Industry Films lerman.michael@gmail.com www.tigerindustryfilms.com |
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