January 13th: I ORIGINS (Mike Cahill, 2014)
NOTE: This film will be projected in the high-definition Blu-ray format.
A scientist meets a free-spirited woman who leads him to a breakthrough in his research, and a reconsideration of his belief system.
An amateur filmmaker in his youth, Mike Cahill attended Georgetown University to major in economics. Before graduating, he worked in the film production department of National Geographic. He also formed a close friendship with fellow student Brit Marling, and the two lived in Cuba while writing and directing a documentary together.
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Cahill and Marling relocated to Los Angeles, and in time collaborated again on the feature Another Earth, sharing writing duties with Cahill directing and Marling in the lead role. The low-fi science fiction story was a surprise hit at the Sundance Film Festival, and was bought by Fox Searchlight Pictures along with another Cahill screenplay titled simply I.
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At a certain point during the development process, Cahill got stuck and decided to make a "prequel" of the backstory for his existing script, resulting in the title I Origins. Less ambitious in its production costs if not its ideas, the story was set in the present day, 20 years earlier than the events of the originally envisioned story.
Fox Searchlight allowed Cahill to make the film independently as he had done with his previous film, despite owning the rights to the property. It was shot on location in Brooklyn as well as other parts of New York, with additional material done in Delhi, India.
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The cast is headed by Michael Pitt (The Dreamers, Last Days), who is joined by Marling and Spanish actress Astrid Berges-Frisbey. Brief appearances are made by Cara Seymour (TV's The Knick, Gangs Of New York) and William Mapother, one of the leads of Another Earth. As on that film, Cahill did the editing himself.
The film premiered at Sundance and wound up being bought by Fox Searchlight anyway, despite mixed reviews. It was released in a small number of theatres but failed to make much money. Cahill claims to be working on what would now be the sequel.
Running time is approx. 100 minutes.
A scientist meets a free-spirited woman who leads him to a breakthrough in his research, and a reconsideration of his belief system.
An amateur filmmaker in his youth, Mike Cahill attended Georgetown University to major in economics. Before graduating, he worked in the film production department of National Geographic. He also formed a close friendship with fellow student Brit Marling, and the two lived in Cuba while writing and directing a documentary together.
Cahill and Marling relocated to Los Angeles, and in time collaborated again on the feature Another Earth, sharing writing duties with Cahill directing and Marling in the lead role. The low-fi science fiction story was a surprise hit at the Sundance Film Festival, and was bought by Fox Searchlight Pictures along with another Cahill screenplay titled simply I.
At a certain point during the development process, Cahill got stuck and decided to make a "prequel" of the backstory for his existing script, resulting in the title I Origins. Less ambitious in its production costs if not its ideas, the story was set in the present day, 20 years earlier than the events of the originally envisioned story.
Fox Searchlight allowed Cahill to make the film independently as he had done with his previous film, despite owning the rights to the property. It was shot on location in Brooklyn as well as other parts of New York, with additional material done in Delhi, India.
The cast is headed by Michael Pitt (The Dreamers, Last Days), who is joined by Marling and Spanish actress Astrid Berges-Frisbey. Brief appearances are made by Cara Seymour (TV's The Knick, Gangs Of New York) and William Mapother, one of the leads of Another Earth. As on that film, Cahill did the editing himself.
The film premiered at Sundance and wound up being bought by Fox Searchlight anyway, despite mixed reviews. It was released in a small number of theatres but failed to make much money. Cahill claims to be working on what would now be the sequel.
Running time is approx. 100 minutes.
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