Obselidia

Obselidia
Directed by	Diane Bell
Produced by	Chris Byrne Ken Morris Matthew Medlin Sheri Davani
Written by	Diane Bell
Starring	Michael Piccirilli Gaynor Howe Frank Hoyt Taylor Chris Byrne Kim Beuche Michael Blackman Beck Linda Walton Grant Mathis
Music by	Liam Howe
Cinematography	Zak Mulligan
Editing by	John-Michael Powell
Release date(s)	January 22, 2010 (2010-01-22) (Sundance)
Country	United States
Language	English

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

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

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.

References

1. ^ "Sundance Film Festival Winners 2010". www.sundancefilmfestival.com. http://www.sundance.org/pdf/press-releases/2010-01-30-2010-sundance-film-festival-awards-announcement-a023f9b001.pdf. Retrieved 2010-10-15. 

• Sundance Winner
• Variety
• Ashland Film
• Tribeca

External links

• Obselidia at the Internet Movie Database