Nine days /
Will (Winston Duke) spends his days in a remote outpost watching the live Point of View (POV) on TV of people going about their lives, until one subject perishes, leaving a vacancy for a new life on Earth. Soon, several candidates -- unborn souls -- arrive at Will's to undergo tests determining...
| Other Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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New York, NY :
Sony Pictures Classics,
2021.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Will (Winston Duke) spends his days in a remote outpost watching the live Point of View (POV) on TV of people going about their lives, until one subject perishes, leaving a vacancy for a new life on Earth. Soon, several candidates -- unborn souls -- arrive at Will's to undergo tests determining their fitness, facing oblivion when deemed unsuitable. But Will soon faces his existential challenge in the form of free-spirited Emma (Zazie Beetz), a candidate not like the others, forcing him to turn within and reckon with his tumultuous past. Fueled by unexpected power, he discovers a bold new path forward in his own life. Making his feature-film debut after a series of highly acclaimed and award-winning short films and music videos, Japanese Brazilian director Edson Oda delivers a heartfelt and meditative vision of human souls in limbo, aching to be born against unimaginable odds, yet hindered by forces beyond their will. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (125 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 02:04:14 |
| Awards: | 2020 Nominated, Sundance Film Festival Dramatic, Grand Jury Prize 2020 Won, Sundance Film Festival Dramatic, Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award 2020 Won, Denver International Film Festival Award, Excellence in Acting Award |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Wyatt Garfield ; editors, Michael Taylor and Jeff Betancourt ; music, Antonio Pinto. |