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Invention

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In the aftermath of a conspiracy-minded father's unexpected death, his daughter receives his patent for an experimental healing device. Featuring archive from actress Callie Hernandez's actual late father, INVENTION explores the process of grieving a complicated parent, and the filmmaking itself becomes a part of the process.

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Courtney Stephens

Director

Callie Hernandez

Carrie Fernandez

Sahm McGlynn

Sham

Tony Torn

Tony

James N. Kienitz Wilkins

The Executor

Lucy Kaminsky

Babby

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Richard Brody The New Yorker With startling views of unspoiled nature, Stephens evokes vestiges of the philosophies of Emerson and Thoreau surviving the din of modern media. Mar 28, 2025 Full Review Josh Slater-Williams IndieWire This is an open-hearted, playful and perceptive film that does achieve its own sort of magic in seeing just how far you can test the boundaries between metafiction and explicit documentary. Rated: B+ Mar 18, 2025 Full Review Chris Cassingham In Review Online Nimble and form-breaking... a piece of art brimming with its own ideas: about the opportunities that fantasy provides the form of a fiction film, and what it can undo when unleashed in a person’s mind. Mar 18, 2025 Full Review Vadim Rizov Filmmaker Magazine The opening scene establishes a light touch and fine eye for American eccentricity. Mar 18, 2025 Full Review Stephen Saito Moveable Fest “Invention” reaches beyond facts to offer something more emotionally nourishing when it takes some fiction to coax out a story that makes sense for both those behind the camera and in front. Mar 18, 2025 Full Review Ankit Jhunjhunwala International Cinephile Society With only their wits and imagination at their disposal and not a lot of money, Stephens and Hernandez deliver a superior, singular and arresting film that will bring credit to both their careers. Rated: 3.5/5 Oct 20, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In the aftermath of a conspiracy-minded father's unexpected death, his daughter receives his patent for an experimental healing device. Featuring archive from actress Callie Hernandez's actual late father, INVENTION explores the process of grieving a complicated parent, and the filmmaking itself becomes a part of the process.
Director
Courtney Stephens
Producer
Courtney Stephens, Callie Hernandez
Screenwriter
Callie Hernandez, Courtney Stephens
Production Co
Neurotika Haus
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 18, 2025, Limited
Runtime
1h 12m