Dying to Meet You
"We are gathered here today at Bill's last stand. . ."
'Dying to Meet You' is a surreal, psychological thriller docudrama film that tackles the issue of addiction in a radically new way, from the multi-award-winning UK production company, BoundsFilms, that’s based on a significant historical event.
What goes on in the mind of the alcoholic? How bad does it get before they turn to the drink that they know is going to destroy their lives? Dying to Meet You is a true story that takes us into the tormented mind of the brilliant visionary and bankrupt millionaire Bill Wilson, on the day that he hits rock bottom, turns down a drink and creates Alcoholics Anonymous.
Abandoned in a hotel lobby in 1930s America – Bill discovers he is not alone. His conflicted personality splits and he is visited by the demons from his American dream who haunt, dazzle, seduce and entice him to end his life – and have a rollicking good time finishing the job in a film-noir hell.
'Dying to Meet You' is the WINNER of the prestigious CINEQUEST Screenwriting Competition. Written by Bryan Bounds and adapted from his critically acclaimed play ‘My Name is Bill: An Afternoon with an Alcoholic’, receiving 5-stars at Edinburgh Fringe and worldwide acclaim.
Directed by Multi-Award winning Ava Bounds: WINNER of the IMDb New Filmmaker Award 2021 for her film 'Beth' - at age 15, Ava was the youngest ever recipient at age 15. A fresh talent in filmmaking, ‘Dying to Meet You’ is Ava's fourth directorial film.
THE CENTRAL CHARACTER: MEET BILL WILSON
Bill Wilson’s life was a meteoric path that ended in his deliberate choice of anonymity. From a troubled child in a tiny village in Vermont to the conqueror of Wall Street during the Roaring Twenties, he was a visionary who created the concept of financial analysis. But his spiralling drinking problem ended his successful Wall Street career. Newly sober, Wilson applied his restless intellect to bring together various strands of medicine, psychology and spirituality to devise the 12-step recovery program that became Alcoholics Anonymous, leading him to be hailed as the most important social architect of the 20th century. In his deliberate choice of anonymity, he turned down Nobel Peace Prizes, honorary doctorates, and TIME and LIFE magazines Man of the Year. The 12-Step Recovery groups created by Bill Wilson now comprise 250 different types of support groups, use by people to recover from such illnesses as drug addiction, depression, eating disorders and violence. It is estimated that over two-million persons worldwide actively use a 12-Step program.
