Quality of Life (film)

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Quality of Life
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Directed byBenjamin Morgan
Written by Brian Burnam
Benjamin Morgan
Produced by Brant Smith
Benjamin Morgan
Meika Rouda
Starring Lane Garrison
Brian Burnam
Cinematography Kev Robertson
Edited by Sharon Franklin
Distributed by The Relentless Company
Release dates
  • February 8, 2004 (2004-02-08)(Berlinale)
  • June 11, 2004 (2004-06-11)(United States)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Quality of Life, also known as Against the Wall, is a 2004 drama film about the story of two graffiti writers in the Mission District of San Francisco. Directed by Benjamin Morgan, Quality of Life stars Lane Garrison, Brian Burnam, Luis Saguar and Mackenzie Firgens. Morgan co-wrote the screenplay with Burnam, who is a former graffiti writer. The film was shot and edited in the Mission District, home to one of the world's most active and influential graffiti scenes.

Contents

The film was shown only at film festivals in 2004 and went into limited release October 12, 2005.

Cast

Awards

Soundtrack

No official soundtrack was released, but these tracks were included in the film:

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