8 Mile (film) not present at the ceremony, but musician Luis Resto accepted the award. The film has been nominated for 32 awards, winning 11. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: 8 Mile (film) 8 Mile is a 2002 American drama film written by Scott Silver, directed by Curtis Hanson, and starring Eminem, Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy, Michael Shannon, and Kim Basinger. The film is based loosely on Eminem's actual upbringing, and follows white rapper B-Rabbit (Eminem) and his attempt to launch a career in a genre dominated by African-Americans. The title is derived from 8 Mile Road,
High School Debut (film) High School Debut (film) This film was featured in the 3rd Okinawa International Movie Festival in the "Laughs" category. The theme song of the film "High School Debut" is "Fall In Love", by the band 7!! (pronounced "Seven Oops"). This is the first major label debut by this Okinawan band, which was founded in 2004. This song was released as a digital single on RecoChoku on 1 April 2011. It was ranked 1st in terms of download on the RecoChoku weekly download charts that was announced on 6 April 2011. The singles version of this song was subsequently released by