UPSTREAM COLOR WRITTEN and DIRECTED by SHANE CARRUTH 2013 / USA / English / Romantic Thriller 96 min / HD / Color / 2.35 / Dolby Digital 5.1 (English) AN erbp RELEASE upstreamcolor.com facebook.com/upstreamcolor @UpstreamColor Sales Contact: 173 Richardson Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11222, USA Office: +1.718.312.8210 Fax: +1.718.362.4865 Email: [email protected] Web: www.visitfilms.com LOGLINE A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the life cycle of an ageless organism. SYNOPSIS A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the lifecycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives. 2 PRESS “Upstream Color is a stimulating and hypnotic piece of experimental filmmaking.” Variety “The ultimate auteur film of the digital age, a liberating marriage of technology, talent and vision.” The Huffington Post “Carruth is perhaps the first filmmaker whose drama is based in the first-hand experience of relativity.” The New Yorker “The most overt challenge to filmmaking norms you’ll ever find.” AM New York “A deeply sincere, elliptical movie.” The New York Times “Once you’ve seen Upstream Color, it’s impossible to forget it.” Time Out New York “Mind-blowing! Plunges audiences into a realm of unkown pleasures.” The Wall Street Journal “A film of uncommon beauty, haunting mystery and massive obscurity.” The Wrap “Carruth reminds us that people are still the greatest mystery of all.” Movies.com “The experience of watching the film remains intensely transportive, resonating long after the credits roll and the lights come up.” Slant Magazine “Upstream Color is a beautiful, poetic, quietly intense film.” NPR Bullseye “…the arresting images and elliptical editing, as well as the off-kilter freshness of Carruth’s and Seimetz’s performances, add up to the only kind of profundity that’s worth anything in our book – the kind that leaves viewers speechless.” GQ “Hypnotic…a surreal love story that almost defies description.” Details Magazine “Another work of genius. One thing is certain: Shane Carruth’s name is becoming synonymous with innovative concepts and ideas.” The London Film Review “(A) mysterious, meticulous world of vision, sound and sensation.” Salon “Shane Carruth has once again proved himself to be not only a highly capable director, but also a skilled actor, writer, musician, editor and cinematographer. Definitely worth the 8 year wait time.” Ain’t It Cool News “The one-man filmmaker extraordinaire has crafted an out-there yet undeniably gripping tale that’s part romance, part sci-fi and utterly original.” LA Times “Sundance Surprise: Did one if the best movies ever made just debut in Park City?” Time Entertainment “Carruth and his minuscule cast and crew swing for the stars in this brilliant, bewildering sci-fi exploration of humanity’s mysterious biological connections.” Ioncinema “Bold, impassionate, ecstatically beautiful… in a class by itself at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.” Village Voice “An outstanding hybrid piece that enchants you on all possible levels, invigorating both the brain and the senses.” Cine Vue “Thematically rich, layered and hypnotic, Upstream Color is a maddeningly abstract and romantic examination of love.” IndieWire 3 “(…) Upstream Color certainly is something to see if you’re into brilliant technique, expressive editing, oblique storytelling, obscuritanist speculative fiction or discovering a significant new actress.” The Hollywood Reporter “There’s never quite been another film like it… Upstream Color reinvents cinema.” In These Times “Each dense, polyvalent scene spirals around the next, utilizing exquisitely composed soundscapes and imagery to create an emotionally profound experience.” Film Comment 4 CREW Written, Directed & Produced by Shane Carruth Produced by Casey Gooden, Ben LeClair Co-Produced by Meredith Burke, Toby Halbrooks Executive Producers Scott Douglass, Brent Goodman Edited by David Lowery, Shane Carruth Production Designer Thomas Walker Director of Photography Shane Carruth Camera Operators Shane Carruth, Casey Gooden, Hunter Holder, Bongani Mlambo, Jeff Walker Camera Assistant Peter Koutsogeorgas Assistant Editors Justin Scheidt, Cameron Bruce Nelson Post Production Assistant Lara Cristensen Craft Services Kathy Carruth, Karen Carruth Sound Designer Johnny Marshall Sound Editor/Mixer Pete Horner Production Sound Chad Chance Additional Sound Mike Gonzalez, Jon Meyer, Nolan Theis Original Score Shane Carruth Biological Effects Supervisor Thomas Walker Biological Effects Bongani Mlambo, Jeff Walker Special Effects Make-Up Heather Henry Casting Director Kina Bale Walden Cover Art Darrah Gooden Colorist Toby Halbrooks Production Assistants Arturo Lopez, Alex Wilson, Grant Cornelison, Thomas Lumpkin Additional Make-Up Liz McCracken, Jocelyn Lopez Weapons Master Dick Saunders, Matt Aines Background Talent Andrei Constantinescu Hair Stylist Dat Phan 5 CAST Kris Amy Seimetz Jeff Shane Carruth Sampler Andrew Sensenig Thief Thiago Martins Orchid Mother Kathy Carruth Orchid Daughter Meredith Burke Peter Andreon Watson Lucas Ashton Miramontes Monty Myles McGee Husband Frank Mosley Wife Carolyn King OBGYN Kerry McCormick MRI Tech Marco Antonio Rodriguez Woman in Club Brina Palencia HR Manager Lynn Blackburn Bank Investigator John Walpole Veterinarian #1 Dave Little Veterinarian #2 Julie Mayfield The Sampled Ben LeClair, Gerald Dewey, Leticia Magaña, Rebecca Waldon, Lindsey Roberts, Cody Pottkotter, Julie Santosuosso, Steve Jimenez, Jack Watkins, Ted Ferguson, Julie Ferguson, Karen Jagger Roth Jason Barnes Neighbor Wendy Welch EMT #1 Keith Copeman EMT #2 Nettie Yovanovitch Intern #1 Tony Tamaj Intern #2 Wheeler Williams Security Guard Tommy Watson Grocery Store Clerk Joe Cutler 6 SHANE CARRUTH Shane Carruth’s first project, “Primer,” premiered at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Grand Jury Prize. “Upstream Color” is his second film. AMY SEIMETZ Amy Seimetz is a writer, director, actor and producer. Her acting credits include "The Off Hours," "Tiny Furniture," "Myth of the American Sleepover," "A Horrible Way to Die," and "Alexander the Last." Her first feature as a director, “Sun Don’t Shine,” premiered at the 2012 SXSW festival. She recently joined the cast of the Christopher Guest HBO series “Family Tree.” FESTIVALS Sundance Film Festival Berlin International Film Festival SXSW Sundance London New Directors/New Films 7 .