A troubled young man and his straight-laced niece embark on a thrilling odyssey through New York City in this heartrending drama based on an Oscar® -winning short. As his life hits rock bottom, Richie (Shawn Christensen) decides to end it all—only to have his half-hearted suicide attempt interrupted by an urgent request from his sister (Emmy Rossum, Shameless) to babysit her precocious daughter (Fatima Ptacek). So begins a madcap tour of Manhattan after dark, as uncle and niece find unexpected bonds in the unlikeliest of places. Co-starring Ron Perlman and Paul Wesley (The Vampire Diaries), BEFORE I DISAPPEAR is a hugely moving adaptation of up-and coming director/star Christensen’s own 2013 Academy Award®-winning* short Curfew.