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Wikipedia article
'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.
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." It was widely acclaimed for its "sheer beauty" and for being "a true original."
Awards
* Excellence in Cinematography. Sundance 2010 Film Festival
* Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize. Sundance 2010 Film Festival
* Juried Best Feature. Ashland Independent Film Festival 2010
* Alfed P. Sloan 2010 Grantees. TFI Sloan Filmmaker Fund 2010.
See also
*Sundance Winner
References
Further reading
*[https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118014504.html?categoryid=13&ref=ra&cs=1 Variety]
*[http://www.ashlandfilm.org/Page.asp?NavID=436 Ashland Film]
*[http://www.tribecafilminstitute.org/sloan/fund/90942054.html Tribeca]
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