My aim as a filmmaker is, by the end credits, to have delivered an emotional arc and, hopefully, a somewhat cohesive narrative. 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. Austin state university in texas and nonlinear dynamics was the thing that stood out to me, that i was most interested. 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. 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. 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. I also heard that while it wasnt written or directed by carruth it had carruth in it. I heard that it was a scifi head twister and it had carruth in it. Shane carruths primer filmmaker magazine spring 2004. 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. 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. Tom holland says shane carruths the modern ocean has. Filmmaker shane carruth talks upstream color and making. He is the writer, director, and costar of the prizewinning sciencefiction film primer 2004.
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. Shane carruth born january 1, 1972 is an american former filmmaker, screenwriter, composer, and actor. Join facebook to connect with shane carruth and others you may know. The films plot begins with abduction, and weaves together financial fraud, thoreaus walden, a mysterious drug, collective hypnosis, genetic transformation, and orchid. Shane carruth on selfdistributing upstream color and. Shane carruth explains why upstream color isnt so difficult to. A mythic, mysterious and sensuous romantic thriller, this longanticipated second feature confirms writerdirector carruth. Imprisoned former panthers player rae carruth breaks his. Primer is a 2004 american science fiction film about the accidental discovery of time travel. Shane carruth explains why upstream color isnt so difficult to understand and talks about his next project. His second film, upstream color 20, was an experimental sciencefiction film which he wrote, directed, produced, edited, designed, and. Shane carruth is an american film writer, composer, director, and actor.
Carruth then spent the next eight years developing a topiary, another sciencefiction film. The man himself is no less of a mystery, finds tim robey. 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. Carruth also played one of the two leads in the film and composed its music. 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. Did you walk out of the theater scratching your head after watching upstream color, the new movie from primer director shane carruth. In 2004, shane carruth stunned the film industry with his visionary debut, primer. 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. Filmmaker shane carruth talks upstream color and making movies like albums game of thrones author george r. 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.
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. As the son of an air force sergeant, he grew up all over the us. Upstream color, his longawaited followup, has its complexities as well, mingling narrative and metaphor, science and mysticism, but whats surprising is how. 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. Apr 05, 20 shane carruth is trying to explain the presence of a sound recordist in the midst of his latest film upstream color. Get all the lyrics to songs by shane carruth and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Mar 02, 2018 shane carruth interview on upstream color kxm. Carruth wrote, directed, produced, and performed one of the two main roles, and composed the music for his independent film primer, which was. Shane carruth, writerdirector and star of upstream color. 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. Aug 23, 20 in carruth s new film, upstream colour, these tiny manipulators have a starring role. 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.
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. Upstream color stars amy seimetz and carruth as kris and jeff, two people drawn together by unique trauma and linked by a third mysterious. Shane carruth is composing the music for the new starz original series the girlfriend experience. Director shane carruth explains the ending of upstream color. Shane carruth born 1972 is an american film writer, director, and actor. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Upstream color director shane carruth retiring after next.
Shane carruth reveals the mysteries of upstream color. Everything from the way its shot to the score to the story. Imprisoned former panthers player rae carruth breaks his silence. A while ago now i caught wind that there was a new short film featuring carruth. Upstream color w shane carruth of primer bmovies interview. An interview with shane carruth by matthew plouffe reverse shot. Filmmaker shane carruth talks upstream color and making movies. 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. At the end of 2015, word emerged that the fiercely independent filmmaker had signed with bigtime hollywood agency wme and lined up.
Shane carruth is trying to explain the presence of a sound recordist in the midst of his latest film upstream color. Shane graduated college with a degree in mathematics, went to work, and promptly quit all of his first three engineering positions. 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 drama follows a law student and intern at a prestigious firm who enters. Shane carruths second feature after his startling indie debut primer in 2004 may well be the mo.
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. His second film, upstream color, was released in 20. Scott macaulay unravels primers secrets with carruth. Before becoming a filmmaker, he used to be a developer of flight simulation software. Shane carruth discusses visuals, techniques, and walden in. Aug 27, 20 shane carruths second feature after his startling indie debut primer in 2004 may well be the mo. In carruths new film, upstream colour, these tiny manipulators have a starring role. An interview with screenwriterdirector shane carruth whose films primer and the newly released upstream color have created quite a stir. Filmmaker shane carruth talks upstream color and making movies like albums. 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.
Shane carruth aaron shane carruth was born in myrtle beach, south carolina. 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. 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. Carruth wrote, directed, produced, and performed one of the two main roles, and composed the music for his independent film primer, which was honored at the 2004 sundance.
Shane carruth discusses visuals, techniques, and walden. Filmmaker shane carruth, whose homemade and awardwinning debut primer confused and seduced everyone in 2004, has a new brainburner hitting screens tomorrow. Shane carruth isnt what youd call a prolific filmmaker, but the two films hes delivered primer and upstream color are held in high regard. The film was written, directed, produced, edited and scored by shane carruth, who also stars with david sullivan. Martin on piracy, video games, and new shows with hbo view all 57 stories. 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. Shane carruth reveals his unique process for making original stories.
Shane carruth biography and filmography shane carruth movies. Tooclever filmmaker shane carruthsfascinating 2004 timetravel thriller primer was confusing enough, but he goes a step further with this utterly impenetrable freakout mystery. 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. 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. His second film, upstream color 20, was an experimental sciencefiction film which he wrote, directed, produced, edited, designed, and starred in. Writerdirectoractor shane carruth answered questions following a screening of upstream color at new directorsnew films 20. Starzs the girlfriend experience to feature music by. Shane carruth announced his change of careers in 2004 with. Shane carruth answers all our questions about primer. In 2019, in an interview carruth claimed hes working on a massive thing. Carruth finally made a second film, upstream color 20, which was released in 20 after debuting at the sundance film festival. His second film, upstream color 20, was an experimental sciencefiction.
Shane carruth releases upstream color soundtrack via soundcloud and itunes. After first positing that it has something to do with thoreaus walden. 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. 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. Royale chats with groundbreaking filmmaker shane carruth about upstream color. He encrypts them with data that can take years for fans to unravel. Shane carruth celebrity profile check out the latest shane carruth photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. 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. The movie was never made and carruth said that i basically wasted my whole life on the project. Where did you study and did you have any particular area of interest within the field. Shane carruth short film finally released taylor holmes inc. Upstream color, his longawaited followup, has its complexities as well, mingling narrative and metaphor, science and mysticism, but whats. The musical flow of shane carruths upstream color sounding.