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The newly released indie movie has partnered with The Cameron Boyce Foundation to support causes including research on Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy, which ended the actor's life at age 20 in 2019.

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00:00Cameron Boyce's parents are opening up about the late actor's final performance in the indie

00:14thriller Runt. Known for his roles in the Disney Descendants films and the TV show Jesse,

00:19Cameron died in July 2019 at age 20 from a seizure caused by sudden unexpected death

00:24in epilepsy. Runt, now available on such platforms as Apple TV, Prime Video, and Voodoo,

00:29signaled a pivot to more mature roles for the young actor. In the film he plays Cal, a tortured

00:34self-destructive teenager with a shoddy moral compass. His mom Libby Boyce told The Hollywood

00:39Reporter he wanted to dig into a character that could really challenge him because the whole

00:43Disney formula had gotten very, you know, it wasn't challenging anymore to him. Runt has a lot of dark

00:48issues. Runt is dedicated to Cameron, who died while the film was in post-production. And as an

01:03extension of that dedication, 1091 Pictures is partnering with the Cameron Boyce Foundation,

01:08a non-profit organization created by the Boyce family. The group's goals are to raise awareness

01:12and funding to help cure and eliminate sudden unexpected death in epilepsy and to support

01:17causes Cameron was aligned with in his lifetime. Cameron's father, Victor Boyce, said,

01:22It will be helpful if the film does well because it will help the foundation. Carrying on Cameron's

01:26legacy is our top priority, and continuing the foundation is what we want to happen. So hopefully

01:31this will help us to do that. For more on this story and the full interview, go to THR.com.

01:36For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.

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