In the film I'm Still Here, Joaquin Phoenix portrays himself during a turbulent year in his life. The film follows the Oscar-nominee as he announces his retirement from a successful film career in the fall of 2008 and embarks on a journey to reinvent himself as a hip-hop musician. The film has been granted unprecedented access. The film is a portrayal of an artist at a crossroads, and it addresses concepts such as courage and creative reinvention, as well as the repercussions of living a life in the public eye, among other things.
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In the film I'm Still Here, Joaquin Phoenix portrays himself during a turbulent year in his life. The film follows the Oscar-nominee as he announces his retirement from a successful film career in the fall of 2008 and embarks on a journey to reinvent himself as a hip-hop musician. The film has been granted unprecedented access. The film is a portrayal of an artist at a crossroads, and it addresses concepts such as courage and creative reinvention, as well as the repercussions of living a life in the public eye, among other things.
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