United States / Jan 21, 2013 / Sundance Film Festival
You can force your story's shape, but the color will always bloom upstream.
1h 36min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the lifecycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ashton Miramontes | Lucas |
| Andreon Watson | Peter |
| Frank Mosley | Husband |
| John Walpole | Bank Investigator |
| Kerry McCormick | OBGYN |
| Marco Antonio Rodriguez | MRI Tech |
| Brina Palencia | Woman in Club |
| Jack Watkins | The Sampled |
| Karen Jagger | The Sampled |
| Joy Leigh | Dream Member (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaScience Fiction
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Upstream Color |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | erbp |
| Official site | upstreamcolor.com |
| Release date | 5 aprile 2013 |
| Executive producer | Scott Douglass, Brent Goodman |
| Production | Ben LeClair, Toby Halbrooks, Casey Gooden, Meredith Burke, Shane Carruth |
| Writer | Shane Carruth |
| Casting | Kina Bale |
| Editing | David Lowery, Shane Carruth, Cameron Bruce Nelson, Justin Scheidt, Toby Halbrooks |
| Cinematography | Shane Carruth, Hunter Holder, Casey Gooden, Bongani Mlambo |
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| Assistant directors | Shane Carruth |
| Camera operators | Shane Carruth, Hunter Holder, Casey Gooden, Bongani Mlambo |
| Additional photography | Shane Carruth, Hunter Holder, Casey Gooden, Bongani Mlambo |
| Production design | Tom Walker |
| Art direction | Tom Walker |
| Set decoration | Tom Walker |
| Music | Shane Carruth, Pete Horner, Johnny Marshall |
| Sound | Shane Carruth, Pete Horner, Johnny Marshall |
| Costume design | Annell Brodeur, Heather Henry, Dat Phan |
| Makeup | Heather Henry, Annell Brodeur, Dat Phan |
| Hairstyling | Heather Henry, Annell Brodeur, Dat Phan |
| Budget | 100.000 € |
| Revenue | 444.098 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Greece / Sep 24, 2013 / Athens Film Festival
Limited release
United States / Apr 05, 2013 / NR
Canada / Apr 12, 2013
Theatrical release
Australia / Aug 09, 2013 / M
United Kingdom / Aug 30, 2013
Spain / Mar 28, 2014
France / Aug 23, 2017
Digital
Germany / Oct 01, 2015
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