My Name Is 'A' by Anonymous (2012) on Netflix
NR20121h 30mCrimeMysteryThriller
Troubled teen Alyssa self-harms and bullies her younger brother. Two other girls also struggle with self-harm and abuse. Their lives meet around the murder of Alyssa's nine-year-old neighbor.
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Plot summary
Alyssa is a troubled teenager who spends her time with The Sidekick. They practice self-harm, make angry video messages, and bully Alyssa's younger brother Joseph as well as each other. The film also follows The Performer, another teen who harms herself and has bulimia; she hints at sexual abuse by her father. A third girl, The Angst, likewise self-harms and is bulimic, and the viewer sees that her father molests her. At first these storylines are separate, except for Alyssa and The Sidekick, but they come together around the death of Elizabeth, Alyssa's nine-year-old neighbor. The film explores the events leading up to that death.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about My Name Is 'A' by Anonymous (2012)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Shane Ryan shot My Name Is 'A' by Anonymous over a four-day period on a budget of $300, and the film initially carried the working titles Columbine and The Columbine Effect.
SPOILER
The film is loosely based on the 2009 murder of 9-year-old Elizabeth Olten by her then 15-year-old neighbor Alyssa Bustamante.- Shane Ryan said he was inspired to make the film by news commentary about Alyssa Bustamante, especially a Nancy Grace segment he saw as making fun of a 15-year-old child regardless of what she did.
- After early negative critic reviews, Shane Ryan considered releasing the film anonymously, and left "by Anonymous" in the title to reflect the anonymity of the director and of several characters.
