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Desert Cathedral is a 2014 drama written, produced and directed by Travis Gutiérrez Senger.[1] The film stars Lee Tergesen and Chaske Spencer, and won awards at festivals in New York, Manchester, and Naples.[2][3][4] Utilizing found footage in a dramatic narrative, the film follows a broken real estate developer (Tergesen) who mysteriously disappears into the Southwest in 1992, leaving behind a series of VHS tapes to his employer and family.[5]
| Desert Cathedral | |
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| Directed by | Travis Gutiérrez Senger |
| Written by | Travis Gutiérrez Senger |
| Produced by | Michael J. Mouncer Chip Hourihan Travis Gutiérrez Senger |
| Starring | Lee Tergesen Chaske Spencer Petra Wright |
| Cinematography | Michael Ragen |
| Edited by | Marc Vives and Oriana Soddu |
| Music by | Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans |
| Distributed by | Random Media |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Release
editThe film was released theatrically by Random Media and The Orchard on September 27, 2016.[6]
Reception
editFilm critic, Eric Lavallee, describes the film as a "bone-chilling... hybrid".[7] Tergesen's performance especially has been praised by film critics.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ "IONCINEPHILE of the Month: Travis Gutiérrez Senger". IonCinema. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ "New York Domani Vision Fest Award Winners". New York Vision Festival. Archived from the original on 8 February 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Manchester Film Festival 2014 Award Winners". Manchester Film Festival. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "NIFF 2014 Winners". Naples International Film Festival. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Exclusive: Teaser Trailer For Dramatic Mystery 'Desert Cathedral' Wants You To Pick Up The Phone". Indiewire. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Desert Cathedral". Unseen Films. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ "Ion Cinema 2014 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Travis Gutiérrez Senger's Desert Cathedral (First Look!)". Ioncinema. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ ""Desert Cathedral": Avant-Garde filmmaking at it's [sic] most fascinating". The Movie Blog. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ "Travis Gutiérrez Senger's Desert Cathedral". The Entertainment Report. Retrieved 19 October 2016.