A Gray State

Released Nov 3, 2017

1h 33m

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In 2010, David Crowley worked on a film about a future in which the government crushes civil liberties. When Crowley and his wife and child are found dead in 2014, conspiracy theorists speculate that they have been assassinated by the government.

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Los Angeles Times

Unfolding like a more intricately plotted installment of "48 Hours," Erik Nelson's "A Gray State" is a genuinely unsettling examination of a 2015 murder case.

Nov 22, 2017

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Emily Yoshida

New York Magazine/Vulture

Even in its more meandering moments it is a gripping, almost unbearably dark watch.

Nov 8, 2017

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

This well-crafted doc makes for an absorbingly bizarre footnote. One suspects we are living in a historical epoch that is going to provide many such footnotes for some time to come.

Nov 4, 2017

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Roger Moore

Movie Nation

A disturbing, if somewhat superficial peek inside Conspiracyland's bubble, a "mysterious" death unraveled

Rated: 2.5/4

Dec 27, 2017

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Michael Atkinson

In These Times

Nelson's film is a fairly straightforward police-file-and-talking-heads affair, energized by the use of Crowley's own storehouse of footage, and in essence positing him as a co-director.

Dec 13, 2017

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

A Gray State is a multi-layered essay on how we tell stories, what we watch, and what we fail to see.

Rated: 3.5/5

Nov 2, 2017

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Michael O

$$$$ must read this$$$$ I think who ever worked with Crowley should finish this movie I think if the Government didn't assassinate Crowley you'd be fine and make a lot of money and ONE BADASS MOVIE TO BOOT.!!!! but they probably did that's why it's been left like it is, unfinished! I would finish it just as it was written! Guess I got balls, balls of courage just not the funds, but what the Grey State portrays is what would happen you have no idea. Go to YouTube China VS US find out about the islands that got nuked and what was done to them you will be shocked. I guarantee it. Repent get saved before it's to late! Get saved God bless you all God save us amen!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/25/23

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Please note this is not the original movie but a documentary of the same name made to hide the original movie made by David Crowley who died with his wife and child in mysterious circumstances. Also mysteriously, the movie itself "A Gray State" seems to have completely disappeared and I have so far been unable to find it anywhere on the internet although yet to try on the dark web.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Being forced into a war that's unjust and still dealing with this endless Afghanistan War unhinges many.. but Gray State beliefs run through the minds of millions who aren't content sitting on their hands and waiting to be housed/fed like baby birds... not

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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What a great big tragedy. Conspiracy or mental illness? Totally had everything going for him as he mastered his craft. He Could command control of a room and There's such a undeniable passion and drive about him. Was this a gradual onset of Psychosis or some other mental illness? What do you think? I'd be lying if I said I completely ruled out a conspiracy just because I'm in this weird kind of "question everything/conspiracy", place in my life. The only thing is, did he have this sick demented plan all along? Was this someone's demons getting the best of them? Was it a government cover up? Was this meticulously planned out over a long period of time or that he was planning an even bigger Hollywood twist that a blockbuster movie would be proud to have. We'll probably never know. But what I do know is that we all have struggles, some more obvious than others. Life is a garden, dig it! I better start living mine before I'm all the way dead inside. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of harming themselves or others contact this number , 1-800-273-8255. (suicide prevention hotline) :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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This is a shattering look inside the mind of David Crowley— a budding filmmaker whose descent into the world of alt right conspiracy theory destroyed his life and the lives of those around him.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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thomas l

A smart and agressive personality gets undone by his own noble ideas and tragic war experiences. A misleading title does not make this a conspiracy, just more of a tragedy.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Erik Nelson

Director

Danny August Mason

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Mason Hendricks

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Mitch Heil

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Michael Boggio

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Werner Herzog

Executive Producer

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In 2010, David Crowley worked on a film about a future in which the government crushes civil liberties. When Crowley and his wife and child are found dead in 2014, conspiracy theorists speculate that they have been assassinated by the government.

Director: Erik Nelson
Producer: Werner Herzog
Distributor: First Run Features
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 3, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 25, 2017
Runtime: 1h 33m

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