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Omni Loop
Omni Loop film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Bernardo Britto
Screenplay byBernardo Britto
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAva Benjamin Shorr
Edited by
  • Bernardo Britto
  • Martin Anderson
Music by Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
Production
companies
  • Lou Filmproduction
  • 2AM
Distributed by Magnolia Pictures
Release dates
  • March 13, 2024 (2024-03-13)(SXSW)
  • September 20, 2024 (2024-09-20)(United States)
Running time
107 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$40,037 [2] [3]

Omni Loop is a 2024 American science fiction drama film written, directed, and edited by Bernardo Britto. It stars Mary-Louise Parker, Ayo Edebiri, Carlos Jacott, Harris Yulin, Hannah Pearl Utt, Chris Witaske, and Steven Maier.

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Omni Loop had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 13, 2024. It was released in theaters by Magnolia Pictures on September 20, 2024.

Plot

Zoya Lowe, a 55-year-old quantum physicist, finds herself stuck in a unique time loop. Diagnosed with a black hole growing in her chest, she has only one week to live. However, Zoya has been reliving this week for an unknown number of cycles, thanks to a mysterious bottle of pills she found when she was 12. Each pill sends her back in time 5 days, which she has used over the years to excel in life, but now she uses it to avoid her inevitable death.

Frustrated and bored with the repetition, Zoya's routine changes when she meets Paula, a grad student studying time at a local university. Zoya enlists Paula's help to analyze the pills, hoping to find a way to travel back decades and alter her past. The film explores Zoya’s reflection on her life, the missed opportunities, and her struggle with the pressure of second-wave feminism’s “you can have it all” mantra, which she feels she failed to fulfill.

As Zoya and Paula delve deeper into the science behind the pills, the narrative becomes a poignant examination of alternative lives and the grief of knowing one’s end is near. Zoya must come to terms with her past decisions and the impact of her mortality.

Cast

Production

The screenplay was selected for the 2017 Sundance Institute Screenwriting Lab. [4] In June 2023, the film received finishing funds for post-production from Amazon Studios (now Amazon MGM Studios) and Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival. [5]

Principal photography took place in Miami in September 2022. [6] [7] [8]

Release

Britto (right) speaking with Emily Ann Hoffman (left) at a screening of the film Bernardo Britto - Omni Loop screening 07.jpg
Britto (right) speaking with Emily Ann Hoffman (left) at a screening of the film

The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 13, 2024. [9] In July 2024, Magnolia Pictures acquired distribution rights to the film, setting it for a September 20, 2024, theatrical release. [10]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 84% of 31 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.7/10. [11] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 68 out of 100, based on ten critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Omni Loop". South by Southwest . Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Omni Loop". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Omni Loop". The Numbers. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  4. ↑ Siegel, Tatiana (December 16, 2016). "Sundance Screenwriters Lab Unveils 15 Writers It Will Support (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  5. ↑ "LALIFF and Amazon Studios Announce Works in Progress Finishing Fund Recipients". Entertainment Affair. June 7, 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  6. ↑ Lavalee, Eric (November 16, 2023). "2024 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Bernardo Britto's Omni Loop". Ion Cinema. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  7. ↑ Cohen, Howard (September 7, 2022). "A Miami rhino has a starring role in a new movie, and the film crew really needed her". www.miamiherald.com. Miami, Florida. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
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  10. ↑ Grobar, Matt (July 2, 2024). "Magnolia Pictures Acquires Sci-Fi Pic 'Omni Loop' Starring Mary-Louise Parker & Ayo Edebiri". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
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