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Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia (2020)

Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia poster
Country
United States
Runtime
2h
Rating
4.6 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film follows one boat through different chapters of its existence, from when it was built until far in the future. Many directors each made a segment about the boat's life.

whimsicalepisodicplayfuloffbeatabsurdbittersweetcreative

What happens

Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia is a 2020 American anthology film written and directed by the Daniels, Hannah Fidell, Alexa Lim Haas, Lucas Leyva, Olivia Lloyd, Phil Lord, Jillian Mayer, The Meza Brothers, Terence Nance, Brett Potter, Dylan Redford, Xander Robin, Julian Yuri Rodriguez, and Celia Rowlson-Hall. The film is made up of several different stories chronicling the life of Lay'n Pipe, a 47 foot (14 m) TopGun Cigarette boat, from its conception through the end of human civilization. It was Robert Redford's final film role before his death in 2025. Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia premiered on January 26, 2020 at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival as part of the NEXT category. The film received mixed reviews, though critics praised the film's originality. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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