The Nostalgist Explained

The Nostalgist
Native Name:The Nostalgist
Director:Giacomo Cimini
Producer:Giacomo Cimini
Tommaso Colognese
Pietro Greppi
Screenplay:Giacomo Cimini
Based On:The Nostalgist by Daniel H. Wilson
Starring:Lambert Wilson
Samuel Joslin
Music:Lorenzo Piggici
Cinematography:Gareth Munden
Editing:Eleanor Infante
Studio:Wonder Room Productions
Runtime:17.44 minutes
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English

The Nostalgist is a 2014 science fiction short film, written and directed by Giacomo Cimini, based on the short story The Nostalgist by Daniel H. Wilson.[1] [2] It was produced by Giacomo Cimini, Tommaso Colognese and Pietro Greppi for Wonder Room Productions. It stars Lambert Wilson as the father and Samuel Joslin as the son. The short film was filmed in London and explores the themes of loss, nostalgia and robotics. It is noted for its performances and visual effects.[3] [4]

The short film was partially financed through a Kickstarter campaign.[5] [6]

The short film premièred Jun 19, 2014 at the Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films and went on to participate in the Fantastic Fest 2014, the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2015 and the Cleveland Film Festival 2014.[7] It later had a limited release in the United States and Russia.[8] [9] It also premièred as video on demand on the We Are Colony on-line platform in October 2014.[10] [11]

The short film was included in the short film programme Cult of the BFI London Film Festival 2014.[12] In 2014 it won the Méliès d’Argent, the Audience Awards at Trieste Science+Fiction Festival and Utopiales, as well as Best Short Film at the Giffoni Film Festival 2014.[13] [14] [15]

The short film was selected for the Short Takes section of the December 2014 issue of the American Cinematographer.[16]

Synopsis

A father and a son live in a world of Victorian splendour but reality turns ugly when the father's virtual reality system begins to malfunction.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: The Nostalgist: A Tor.Com Original - Daniel H. Wilson . February 2011. 9781429925556 . 2015-08-10. Wilson . Daniel H. .
  2. Web site: The Nostalgist . Tor.com . 2009-07-28 . 2015-08-10.
  3. Web site: Daniel H Wilson interview: The Nostalgist, Robopocalypse, Blade Runner . Den of Geek . 2014-10-24 . 2015-08-10.
  4. Web site: First Ever Trailer For Daniel H. Wilson's The Nostalgist Looks Good . Io9.com . 2015-08-10.
  5. Web site: The Nostalgist - A sci-fi short film by Wonder Room Productions — Kickstarter . Kickstarter.com . 2015-08-10.
  6. Web site: Aaron Couch . Short Film From 'Robopocalypse' Author Gets Kickstarter Campaign (Exclusive) . Hollywood Reporter . 2013-05-09 . 2015-08-10.
  7. Web site: Futureshock | 2014 Palm Springs International ShortFest & Film Market . Psfilmfest.org . 2015-08-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150930210300/http://www.psfilmfest.org/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=25229&fid=72 . 2015-09-30 .
  8. Web site: The Nostalgist . Laemmle.com . 2014-09-17 . 2015-08-10.
  9. Web site: Фестиваль короткометражного кино и анимации Fantastic Shorts! (16+) | Афиша | Что идет в кино | Дом кино | Иркутск . Kino-irk.ru . 2014-11-17 . 2015-08-10.
  10. Web site: Aaron Couch . Daniel H. Wilson's 'The Nostalgist' Gets Trailer and VOD Date . Hollywood Reporter . 2014-09-12 . 2015-08-10.
  11. Web site: Mitchell . Wendy . The Nostalgist launches online | Comment | Screen . Screendaily.com . 2014-10-21 . 2015-08-10.
  12. Web site: Buy cinema tickets for Take Me to the Other Side | 2014 BFI London Film Festival . Whatson.bfi.org.uk . 1970-01-01 . 2015-08-10.
  13. Web site: Short Film Melies d'Argent Winners | Méliès Competition | European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation . Melies.org . 2015-08-10.
  14. Web site: Palmarès 2014 | Utopiales : Festival International de Science-fiction - Nantes . Utopiales . 2015-08-10.
  15. Web site: The Nostalgist — Films — Doha Tribeca Film Festival . Doha Film Institute . 2015-08-10.
  16. Web site: American Cinematographer Magazine: November 2014 - Table of Contents . The ASC . 2015-08-10.
  17. Web site: Shortfest Announces Festival Winners | News for 2014 Palm Springs International ShortFest & Film Market . Psfilmfest.org . 2015-08-10.
  18. Web site: Winners in 28th Leeds International Film Festival's Short Film City selection announced | Leeds International Film Festival . Leedsfilm.com . 2015-08-10.
  19. Web site: Raw Science Film Fest Award Winners | Raw Science . Rawscience.tv . 2015-06-23 . 2015-08-10.