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Jamie Marks Is Dead

Jamie Marks Is Dead

How far would you go to be remembered?

20145.51h 41m

Overview

No one seemed to care about Jamie Marks until after his death. Hoping to find the love and friendship he never had in life, Jamie’s ghost visits former classmate Adam McCormick, drawing him into the bleak world between the living and the dead.

Directed by Carter Smith
Written by Carter Smith, Christopher Barzak
Produced by Alex Orlovsky, Hunter Gray, Omri Bezalel
Box OfficeBudget: $2.2M0

Top Cast

Noah Silver

Noah Silver

Jamie Marks

Cameron Monaghan

Cameron Monaghan

Adam McCormick

Morgan Saylor

Morgan Saylor

Gracie Highsmith

Brett DelBuono

Brett DelBuono

Matt Hardin

Fred Tolliver Jr.

Fred Tolliver Jr.

Fred

Ronen Rubinstein

Ronen Rubinstein

Ronnie

Ryan Munzert

Ryan Munzert

Aaron McCormick

Connor Antico

Connor Antico

Ed

Adrian Enscoe

Adrian Enscoe

Larry

Andrew Polk

Andrew Polk

Mr. Motes

Themes & Keywords

high schoolhauntingdeathtroubled teenlgbtghostgay themehomosexualupstate new york

About Jamie Marks Is Dead

Jamie Marks Is Dead is a drama, thriller film released in 2014 exploring themes of high school, haunting, death, troubled teen, lgbt, ghost. Directed by Carter Smith, it stars Noah Silver, Cameron Monaghan, Morgan Saylor. No one seemed to care about Jamie Marks until after his death. Hoping to find the love and friendship he never had in life, Jamie’s ghost visits former classmate Adam McCormick, drawing him into the bleak world between the living and the dead.

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