The trailer and poster for AMC Independent’s “Norman” has been released. The film, starring Dan Byrd, Emily VanCamp and Richard Jenkins, will be coming to theaters October 21 and has already received accolades from Roger Ebert and awards from various film festivals, such as the Chicago International Film Festival (Silver Hugo New Directors Competition), Rhode Island International Film Festival (Grand Prize Best Feature, Best Actor), San Diego Film Festival (Best Actress), Breckenridge Festival Of Film (Best Ensemble Cast) and Woodstock Film Festival (Best Editing). The trailer and poster can be viewed below.

The synopsis of “Norman” involves a high school student full of dark humor:

“Norman Long is a high school loner, a self-aware and darkly funny teen who’s just trying to handle his daily existence. In the wake of his mother’s sudden death, Norman must now also deal with the reality that his father is starting to lose his battle with stomach cancer.

Norman, depressed and angry, unintentionally gets caught in a lie that he, in fact, has stomach cancer. Soon his complete distortion of the facts spirals out of control. Part coping mechanism, partially as a way to feel closer to his father, and to a certain degree to prepare others for his possible suicide, Norman begins to imitate his father’s debilitating physical symptoms, dramatically affecting his life and the world around him.

Emily, a magnetic girl with one of those rare enchanting smiles, gets caught up in Norman’s fabrication and struggles with her deep rooted romantic feelings in the face of Norman’s “impending” death. Ultimately, Norman must confront a burning set of conflicting emotions as he struggles to define his relationship with his father, his love for Emily, and ultimately who he will be as a young man.”

You can learn more about the movie at its official site and Facebook page.