Open (2011)
- Directed by
- Jake Yuzna
- Genre
- drama film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 18 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film follows two intertwined love stories involving queer, trans, and pandrogynous people as they navigate new ideas about love, sex, and gender at the start of the 2000s. It focuses on the characters' personal experiences and relationships.
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What happens
Open is a 2010 American drama film, written and directed by Jake Yuzna. The story centers around two intertwined love stories starring real queer, trans, pandrogynous individuals as they explore new forms of love, sex, and gender emerging at the dawn of the new millennium. Premiering in the Panorama section of the Berlin Film Festival in 2010, Open became the first American film to win the Teddy Jury Prize at the Teddy Award. The film also won Best Narrative Film at the TLV Festival in Tel Aviv Israel, Best Performance at Newfest, as well as having the Jake Yuzna named a Four in Focus filmmaker at Outfest. Much of the film was inspired by the artist and musician Genesis P-Orridge, who served as creative consultant on the film and is included in a post screening dialog with Jake Yuzna at New Museum available as a DVD bonus feature on the North American release. The Detroit-based music duo Adult created an original score for the film. The film was produced by Narrative Films and released by Ariztical Entertainment in North America on September 27, 2011. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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