The Secret Art of Human Flight is a 2023 American fantasy comedy drama film written by Jesse Orenshein, directed by H.P. Mendoza and starring Grant Rosenmeyer.
| The Secret Art of Human Flight | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | H.P. Mendoza |
| Written by | Jesse Orenshein |
| Produced by | Grant Rosenmeyer Tina Carbone Benjamin Wiessner |
| Starring | Grant Rosenmeyer |
| Cinematography | Markus Mentzer |
| Edited by | H.P. Mendoza |
| Music by | H.P. Mendoza |
| Distributed by | Level 33 Entertainment |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editAfter the sudden death of his wife, author Ben Grady falls into deep grief and ends contact with his sister Gloria and her husband Tom. While the widower is on the darknet, he discovers a mysterious self-help book written by an enigmatic guru named "Mealworm" who claims to have acquired the ability to fly. Ben wants to learn this too.
Cast
edit- Grant Rosenmeyer as Ben Grady
- Paul Raci as Mealworm
- Lucy DeVito as Gloria
- Nican Robinson as Tom
- Reina Hardesty as Sarah
- Rosa Arredondo as Detective Reyes
- Maggie Grace as Wendy
- Sendhil Ramamurthy as Roger
Release
editThe film premiered at the Tribeca Festival on June 8, 2023.[1] In March 2024, it was announced that Level 33 Entertainment acquired the distribution rights to the film, which will be released in theaters in July 3, 2024.[2]
Reception
editThe film has a 95% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 19 reviews.[3]
Peter Debruge of Variety gave the film a positive review and wrote, "This high-concept, lo-fi indie drama could have gone spiraling off into insufferably eccentric territory, but instead remains grounded in its focus on a young creative type coping with the loss off his soulmate."[4]
Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com also gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Writer Jesse Orenstein and director H.P. Mendoza are good at poker-faced goofiness, and there's a characteristically excellent supporting performance by Sound of Metal star Paul Raci..."[5]
References
edit- ^ Lattanzio, Ryan (June 7, 2023). "H.P. Mendoza and Paul Raci Channel Our Weird Obsession with Self-Help in 'Secret Art of Human Flight' — Tribeca First Look". IndieWire. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 19, 2024). "Tribeca Film Festival Title 'The Secret Art Of Human Flight' Acquired By Level 33 Entertainment". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ^ "The Secret Art of Human Flight". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (June 9, 2023). "'The Secret Art of Human Flight' Review: A Grieving Man Spreads His Wings in H.P Mendoza's (Not Too) Quirky Fable". Variety. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ^ Matt Zoller Seitz (June 17, 2023). "Tribeca 2023: Fresh Kills, The Graduates, The Secret Art of Human Flight". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved March 30, 2024.