Obselidia
Directed byDiane Bell
Written byDiane Bell
Produced byChris Byrne
Ken Morris
Matthew Medlin
Sheri Davani
StarringMichael Piccirilli
Gaynor Howe
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Chris Byrne
Kim Beuche
Michael Blackman Beck
Linda Walton
Grant Mathis
CinematographyZak Mulligan
Edited byJohn-Michael Powell
Music byLiam Howe
Release date
  • January 22, 2010 (2010-01-22) (Sundance)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Obselidia is a 2010 American drama film written and directed by Diane Bell, starring Michael Piccirilli, Gaynor Howe and Frank Hoyt Taylor. The film won two awards at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival: the Excellence in Cinematography award and the Alfred P. Sloan Prize.[1]

Plot

On his quest to catalogue soon obsolete occupations, George (Piccirilli) a librarian joins forces with a silent film projectionist (Howe), and together they journey to Death Valley to interview a maverick scientist (Hoyt Taylor) who is predicting the imminent end of the world.

Cast

  • Michael Piccirilli – George
  • Gaynor Howe – Sophie
  • Frank Hoyt Taylor – Lewis
  • Chris Byrne – Mitch
  • Kim Beuche – Jennifer
  • Michael Blackman Beck – Paul
  • Linda Walton – Linda
  • Grant Mathis – Monk

Reception

The influential film critic Todd McCarthy wrote in Variety that it was "gentle, intelligent, gorgeously made and utterly eccentric."[2] It was widely acclaimed for its "sheer beauty"[3] and for being "a true original."[4]

Awards

  • Excellence in Cinematography. Sundance 2010 Film Festival[5]
  • Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize. Sundance 2010 Film Festival[6]
  • Juried Best Feature. Ashland Independent Film Festival 2010
  • Alfed P. Sloan 2010 Grantees. TFI Sloan Filmmaker Fund 2010.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sundance Film Festival Winners 2010" (PDF). www.sundancefilmfestival.com. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
  2. ↑ McCarthy, Todd. "Review: Obselidia". Variety.
  3. ↑ Rastegar, Roya. "Favorites from the 2010 Sundance Film Festival". Huffington Post.
  4. ↑ Hoyle, Martin. "Edinburgh Film Festival". Financial Times.
  5. ↑ Fleming, Mike. "Sundance Award Winners". Deadline.
  6. ↑ MacClintock, Pamela. "'Obselidia' Wins Sundance Sloan Prize". Variety.

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