Everything Beautiful Is Far Away is a 2017 independent science-fiction fantasy film directed by Pete Ohs and Andrea Sisson, written by Pete Ohs, starring Julia Garner and Joseph Cross. It premiered in competition at the 2017 Los Angeles Film Festival where it received the U.S. Fiction Cinematography Award."'Becks,' 'Everything Beautiful Is Far Away' among L.A. Film Festival award winners" latimes.com, November 27, 2017.
Plot
Traveling across a barren landscape, Lernert digs through piles of rubbish in an attempt to build a body for his companion Susan, the unresponsive robot head who hangs from the back of his pack. The pair comes across Rola, a spirited young woman who lacks survival skills but makes up for the deficiency with sheer determination. This unlikely trio navigates the harsh desert in search of a mythical water basin that could replenish their depleted resources and renew their will to carry on. The title is a reference to the Grandaddy song "Everything Beautiful is Far Away" whose lyrics mirror the plot and themes of the film.
Cast Julia Garner as Rola Joseph Cross as Lernert C. S. Lee as The Stranger Jillian Mayer as Susan
Reception Everything Beautiful Is Far Away premiered at the 2017 Los Angeles Film Festival and received the U.S. Fiction Cinematography Award. It later screened at the Tacoma Film Festival, receiving the Best Director and Best Cinematography Awards"Tacoma Film Festival: Archived Films & Award winning Films’," Tacomafilmfestival.com, November 28, 2013. and at the Eastern Oregon Film Festival, receiving the award for Best Feature."EOFF Festival Awards Announcement’," eofilmfest.com, November 28, 2013.
Alex Billington of FirstShowing.net reviewed the film positively saying "there's a sublime simplicity to Everything Beautiful is Far Away that also helps make it feel even more endearing as a cinematic feature.""AFF Review: Kooky Sci-Fi Indie Film 'Everything Beautiful is Far Away'" firstshowing.net, November 28, 2017. The film was acquired for distribution by The Orchard.
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