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''Sam Jackson's Secret Video Diary'' is a British independent film. The makers believe it is notable for being the first film ever made whose leading actor has died before the start of principal photography.〔() Molehill Productions Press Release, September 2005〕 The film's eponymous lead was played by Posy Miller, who died of acute leukemia on December 24, 2002. The film takes the form of a TV documentary, and tells the story of a missing person, Samantha Jackson. One of Sam's friends discovers fragments of a video diary she had been making as a secret reality TV project, and comes into contact with the producer who has also lost touch with Sam. As the months go by, more tapes come to light, providing clues as to what really happened to Sam Jackson. The film premiered at London's Raindance Film Festival in 2005, and was subsequently nominated for a British Independent Film Award. Wide release was then delayed following problems using commercial music in the film, finally resolved in 2007.〔() Molehill Productions Press Release, November 2007〕 The film was initially released on December 28, 2007 as a "pay-what-you-like" internet download through the (production company's website ), with 20% of profits going to the UK charities Leukaemia Research and (Missing People ). It was released simultaneously with a feature-length documentary, (Beyond Fiction ), which chronicles the true story behind the production. In 2011 the film was made available as free to view, via the (Sam Jackson's Secret Video Diary website ). ==Plot== Samantha Jackson, a television videotape editor, was last seen in August 2003 and is officially classified as a missing person. Whilst sifting through Sam's flat several weeks after her disappearance, one of her friends, Abi Wright, discovers part of a video diary that Sam was making only a few weeks before her disappearance. The diary was a record of Sam's experiences phone dating, and was designed to be shown as Reality TV. Soon afterwards, the TV producer working with Sam, Kerry Finch, returns from a foreign assignment and tries to contact her - finding Abi instead. Kerry Finch has more tapes, which end dramatically after an apparent sudden downturn in Sam Jackson's fortunes. The search, conducted with the police and the National Missing Persons Helpline and followed by the documentary crew, finds more clues which hint at a darker side to Sam's character. However, just when the trail seems to be going cold, a dramatic breakthrough occurs. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sam Jackson's Secret Video Diary」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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