Best movie you didn't see in 06...

..because it was never officially released. However if you happened to be in the greater New York City area last year during the month of April, you could have caught it at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Farewell Bender


Directed by Matt Oates of Sacramento, the movie follows the lives of 3 high school grads(Eddie Kaye Thomas, Josh Cooke, Kip Pardue) as they reunite in their small hometown -and old school- for the funeral of a friend. The period was 1996, which is the year I graduated. Also, since it was actually shot in the central valley, it felt somewhat familiar. It featured music from the 90's which definitely increased nostalgia -as well as an excellent original score from Red House Painters, who are based just west of the central valley in San Francisco.
It's a raw film with real feeling and it will make you wish you were going 120 down that isolated road with STP blasting once again.
See the trailer here
Disclaimer: These photos and trailer do not necessarily depict what my high school experience was actually like.