Obselidia

Obselidia
Obselidia
Directed by	Diane Bell
Written by	Diane Bell
Produced by	Chris Byrne; Ken Morris; Matthew Medlin; Sheri Davani
Starring	Michael Piccirilli; Gaynor Howe; Frank Hoyt Taylor; Chris Byrne; Kim Beuche; Michael Blackman Beck; Linda Walton; Grant Mathis
Cinematography	Zak Mulligan
Edited by	John-Michael Powell
Music by	Liam Howe
Release date	January 22, 2010(Sundance);
Country	United States
Language	English

Last updated July 13, 2022

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.

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References

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

External links

Obselidia at IMDb

Awards
Preceded by Adam	Alfred P. Sloan Prize Winner 2010	Succeeded by Another Earth

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[Sundance_Film_Festival_Winners-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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