Until Forever (film)

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Until Forever
Directed byMichael Linn
Written byMichael Linn
Produced byBonnie Boyum
Carolyn Linn
Marc Linn
StarringStephen Anthony Bailey
Madison Lawlor
CinematographyShaun O'Connell
Edited byMarc Linn
Michael Linn
Music byMichael Linn
Chris Roman
Production
company
Linn Productions
Distributed byVision Video
CanZion Films (Latin America)
Release date
  • November 17, 2016 (2016-11-17)(Limited)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$150,000 [1]

Until Forever is a 2016 American independent biographical romantic drama film written and directed by Michael Linn and starring Stephen Anthony Bailey and Madison Lawlor. It is based on the life of Michael Boyum (1976-1999), a 22-year-old man from Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota who married his high school sweetheart, Michelle Larson, six weeks before he died of leukemia. [2] [3]

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Plot

Cast

Production

Filming took place in Hot Springs, South Dakota. [4] [5] The film was also shot in the Twin Cities. [6] [7] A scene was also filmed at the Meridian Highway Bridge. [8]

Reception

Edwin L. Carpenter of The Dove Foundation gave the film a positive review and wrote that it "features strong acting — especially that of Stephen Anthony Bailey as Michael and Madison Lawlor as Michelle — a tightly written script, and wonderful music." [9]

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