Shane carruth celebrity profile check out the latest shane carruth photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Thats not something i go out of my way to do, but its something that, once it becomes clear is going to become an artifact of something bigger, im not worried about. F or some an inscrutable experience, for others an intrepid, abstract exploration of love and trauma, upstream color beguilingly heralds shane carruth s return to filmmaking after nearly a full decade of silence. The drama follows a law student and intern at a prestigious firm who enters. Shane carruth is an american film writer, composer, director, and actor. Shane carruths second released film, after the excellent primer, is a love story, a tragedy, a beautiful audio and visual experience, and it asks questions instead of telling you your own answers up front. At the end of 2015, word emerged that the fiercely independent filmmaker had signed with bigtime hollywood agency wme and lined up. Filmmaker shane carruth talks upstream color and making movies. Upstream color, his longawaited followup, has its complexities as well, mingling narrative and metaphor, science and mysticism, but whats surprising is how.
He encrypts them with data that can take years for fans to unravel. Join facebook to connect with shane carruth and others you may know. Writerdirectoractor shane carruth answered questions following a screening of upstream color at new directorsnew films 20. Before becoming a filmmaker, he used to be a developer of flight simulation software. Well run the final part of our interview in which carruth talks more in depth about the themes and motifs of upstream color next week, when hopefully many of. Director shane carruth explains the ending of upstream color. There is already a website for the movie which, according to carruth in an interview to io9, the website for now is just a place mark as. Upstream color, his longawaited followup, has its complexities as well, mingling narrative and metaphor, science and mysticism, but whats. A mythic, mysterious and sensuous romantic thriller, this longanticipated second feature confirms writerdirector carruth. He is the writer, director, and costar of the prizewinning sciencefiction film primer 2004, which was his debut feature. Shane carruth announced his change of careers in 2004 with. The second film from shane carruth following his brilliant debut primer nearly a decade ago also available on instant watch upstream color spawned one of the most intriguing film conversations of the year as it debuted as sundance, played sxsw, and then ran a course through a selfengineered theatrical and vod release plan that involved. Shane carruth explains why upstream color isnt so difficult to understand and talks about his next project.
Starzs the girlfriend experience to feature music by. In 2004, shane carruth stunned the film industry with his visionary debut, primer. Carruth wrote, directed, produced, and performed one of the two main roles, and composed the music for his independent film primer, which was. Shane carruths second feature after his startling indie debut primer in 2004 may well be the mo. Tom holland says shane carruths the modern ocean has. Shane carruth biography and filmography shane carruth movies.
For a couple reasons this screenplay does not adhere to the onepage minute convention. Austin state university in texas and nonlinear dynamics was the thing that stood out to me, that i was most interested. Imprisoned former panthers player rae carruth breaks his. Upstream color stars amy seimetz and director shane carruth as kris and jeff, two people drawn together by unique trauma and linked by a third mysterious figure, known only as the sampler. This is a little old, from late last year, but we just noticed this and damn, if shane carruth means what he said, this would be a crying shame. Carruth also played one of the two leads in the film and composed its music. A conversation with shane carruth, the writer, director and star of the sundance sensation upstream color, is heady and complex, because its a heady and complex film. His second film, upstream color 20, was an experimental sciencefiction. Mar 02, 2018 shane carruth interview on upstream color kxm. Upstream color is just as beautiful but maybe a bit less accessible than primer not saying primer is very accessible also but both movies are just a pleasure to watch.
If watching primer felt like trying to solve a rubiks cube that you swear was missing some pieces, watching upstream color feels like using memory regression. Imprisoned former panthers player rae carruth breaks his silence. In carruths new film, upstream colour, these tiny manipulators have a starring role. In 2019, in an interview carruth claimed hes working on a massive thing. My aim as a filmmaker is, by the end credits, to have delivered an emotional arc and, hopefully, a somewhat cohesive narrative.
The musical flow of shane carruths upstream color sounding. I also heard that while it wasnt written or directed by carruth it had carruth in it. This week we turn to the opposite end of the spectrum to a seemingly smaller film, shane carruths upstream color 20, which has made quite a few waves among sound studies scholars and fans of sound design, even earning a special jury prize for sound at sundance. Apr 11, 20 a conversation with shane carruth, the writer, director and star of the sundance sensation upstream color, is heady and complex, because its a heady and complex film.
The film was written, directed, produced, edited and scored by shane carruth, who also stars with david sullivan primer is of note for its extremely low budget, experimental plot structure, philosophical implications, and complex technical dialogue, which carruth, a college graduate. Shane carruth is composing the music for the new starz original series the girlfriend experience. Upstream color stars amy seimetz and carruth as kris and jeff, two people drawn together by unique trauma and linked by a third mysterious. Filmmaker shane carruth talks upstream color and making movies like albums game of thrones author george r. The movie was never made and carruth said that i basically wasted my whole life on the project.
I heard that it was a scifi head twister and it had carruth in it. The films plot begins with abduction, and weaves together financial fraud, thoreaus walden, a mysterious drug, collective hypnosis, genetic transformation, and orchidhunters. Shane carruth born january 1, 1972 is an american former filmmaker, screenwriter, composer, and actor. Shane carruth, writerdirector and star of upstream color. Shane carruth answers all our questions about primer. Shane carruth discusses visuals, techniques, and walden. Primer is a 2004 american science fiction film about the accidental discovery of time travel. After first positing that it has something to do with thoreaus walden.
Apr 03, 20 upstream color stars amy seimetz and director shane carruth as kris and jeff, two people drawn together by unique trauma and linked by a third mysterious figure, known only as the sampler. Tom holland says shane carruths the modern ocean has the. While their schemes are pretty democratic, abe has control over the situation, and in one scene outside the uhaul aaron played by shane carruth reveals that he does not want to be involved in time travel if it is a matter of abe solely being the one with the knowledge and course of action. Shane carruth discusses visuals, techniques, and walden in. Taking a meticulous and realist approach to the everpopular scifi theme of time travel, his singular vision earned him the sundance grand jury prize, instant cult status and legions of fans eagerly awaiting his next film. He is the writer, director, and costar of the prizewinning sciencefiction film primer 2004. Carruth finally made a second film, upstream color 20, which was released in 20 after debuting at the sundance film festival. Filmmaker shane carruth, whose homemade and awardwinning debut primer confused and seduced everyone in 2004, has a new brainburner hitting screens tomorrow. Upstream color director shane carruth retiring after next. Shane carruth reveals his unique process for making original stories. Apr 03, 20 well run the final part of our interview in which carruth talks more in depth about the themes and motifs of upstream color next week, when hopefully many of you will have had a chance. Aug 27, 20 shane carruths second feature after his startling indie debut primer in 2004 may well be the mo. As the son of an air force sergeant, he grew up all over the us. Shane graduated college with a degree in mathematics, went to work, and promptly quit all of his first three engineering positions.
The man himself is no less of a mystery, finds tim robey. Upstream color is kinda like flies in that the sampler monitors the emotionsactions of his subjects until one of them realizes. Apr 08, 20 in the hopes that some of you got to see upstream color over the weekend at one of its few, packed screenings, were bringing you the concluding part of our interview with director shane. Shane carruth reveals the mysteries of upstream color. His second film, upstream color 20, was an experimental sciencefiction film which he wrote, directed, produced, edited, designed, and. Shane carruth aaron shane carruth was born in myrtle beach, south carolina. In fairness, this 41yearold american writerdirector only has himself to blame, in that his new film, upstream color, is a bona fide ufo, a defiantly. Shane carruth reveals his unique process for making original stories, aborted scifi film a topiary, dealing with major studios, and how. Writerdirector shane carruth, a former software engineer, burst onto the independent movie scene with his extremely lowbudget sciencefiction film primer 2004 in 2004. Everything from the way its shot to the score to the story. Carruth then spent the next eight years developing a topiary, another sciencefiction film.
Shane carruth on selfdistributing upstream color and. Nine long years elapsed between shane carruths 2004 breakout debut primer and his astonishing 20 release upstream color, but it seemed like the filmmaker was going to start moving at a quicker pace. Upstream color w shane carruth of primer bmovies interview. Scott macaulay unravels primers secrets with carruth. Aug 23, 20 in carruth s new film, upstream colour, these tiny manipulators have a starring role. Shane carruth s second released film, after the excellent primer, is a love story, a tragedy, a beautiful audio and visual experience, and it asks questions instead of telling you your own answers up front. Shane carruths primer filmmaker magazine spring 2004. I felt like shane carruth intentionally made the plot confusing to give the illusion of a plot that was developed beyond the logistics of the use of the device, and the. Royale chats with groundbreaking filmmaker shane carruth about upstream color.
Apr 05, 20 shane carruth is trying to explain the presence of a sound recordist in the midst of his latest film upstream color. I dont know how to describe the feeling i get when i watch upstream color, but ive only ever felt it during one other film arrival. Shane carruth reveals his unique process for making original stories, aborted scifi film a topiary, dealing with major studios, and how he feels about dvd special features. Shane carruth explains why upstream color isnt so difficult to. But all that said, upstream color doesnt simply invite debate, it demands it, and carruth, justifiably proud, in his quiet way of the kind of. Although most scenes are incredibly brief, there are more than twice as many of them here than an average script resulting in more description and scene headings. Get all the lyrics to songs by shane carruth and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. His second film, upstream color, was released in 20. Shane carruth born 1972 is an american film writer, director, and actor. Where did you study and did you have any particular area of interest within the field.
Martin on piracy, video games, and new shows with hbo view all 57 stories. Apr 11, 20 shane carruth reveals his unique process for making original stories, aborted scifi film a topiary, dealing with major studios, and how he feels about dvd special features. Shane carruths score for upstream color is one of the films standout elements, working hypnotically with the equally strong sound design to anchor the pictures tumbling cascade of images. An interview with screenwriterdirector shane carruth whose films primer and the newly released upstream color have created quite a stir. Shane carruth releases upstream color soundtrack via soundcloud and itunes. Shane carruth is trying to explain the presence of a sound recordist in the midst of his latest film upstream color.
His second film, upstream color 20, was an experimental sciencefiction film which he wrote, directed, produced, edited, designed, and starred in. Filmmaker shane carruth talks upstream color and making. The film was written, directed, produced, edited and scored by shane carruth, who also stars with david sullivan. In the hopes that some of you got to see upstream color over the weekend at one of its few, packed screenings, were bringing you the.