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Prototype

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As a major storm strikes Texas in 1900, a mysterious televisual device is built and tested.

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Glenn Kenny New York Times 08/30/2018
It's a puzzle of strange pleasures, a nerve-racking way of recalibrating how to look at the screen and the world outside the screen. Go to Full Review Charles Bramesco AV Club 08/30/2018
A-
On a soul-deep scale, Williams has tapped into a conflict-the human race's apparent insistence on exterminating itself-and channeled it into material cinematic terms that continuously challenge themselves. Go to Full Review Jake Wilson Sydney Morning Herald 08/14/2018
3D, once a novelty, has become a boring and overused gimmick: this is a rare chance to appreciate it anew. Go to Full Review Vadim Rizov Filmmaker Magazine 01/11/2023
It’s pretty continuously stunning, minus whatever push/pull I felt as a viewer, and the outstandingly layered soundtrack performs a slow upwards and downwards rumble to provide a sort of emotional/narrative spine. Go to Full Review Benjamin Sutton Hyperallergic 02/08/2020
The stereoscope pictures are incredibly sharp, the 3D granting the post-apocalyptic landscapes a frightening immediacy. Go to Full Review Mattie Lucas From the Front Row 06/03/2019
3.5/4
An electrifying, uncompromising redefinition of what it means to be a film. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jeff L 09/23/2023 Did not see it. Clicked on wrong movies, but no option to delete. See more 11/14/2018 Did not enjoy this at all. See more Read all reviews
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Blake Williams

Director

Blake Williams

Writer

Marco Gualtieri

Producer

Bharath Gudivada

Producer

Blake Williams

Screenwriter

Blake Williams

Cinematographer

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Movie Info

Synopsis As a major storm strikes Texas in 1900, a mysterious televisual device is built and tested.
Director
Blake Williams
Producer
Marco Gualtieri, Bharath Gudivada
Screenwriter
Blake Williams, Blake Williams
Distributor
Grasshopper Film
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 31, 2018, Limited
Runtime
1h 3m