Mojave Phone Booth
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Cinematography | Keith J. Duggan |
Edited by | John Putch |
Music by | Alexander Baker Bruce Watson |
Distributed by | MPB Collective |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Mojave Phone Booth is an independently produced 2006 film directed by John Putch.[1] The film is based on a real phone booth in the Mojave Desert that once accepted incoming calls, but has since been removed.
Synopsis
The film is composed of the intertwined stories of four
The travellers are Beth, who is trying to resolve problems with her love-life, as well as a mysterious, recurring crime; Mary, who is considering resorting to prostitution to escape the depressing circumstances of her life; Alex, a woman who is losing her lover, Glory, to a belief she is plagued by aliens; and Richard, an alcoholic, severely depressed by being separated from his wife, who chances upon the booth after the failure of his suicide attempt.
Cast
- Annabeth Gish as Beth
- Steve Guttenberg as Barry
- Christine Elise as Alex
- Tinarie Van Wyk-Lootsas Mary
- Robert Romanus as Richard
- David DeLuise as Michael
- Missi Pyle as Sarah
- Kevin Rahm as Tim
- Larry Poindexter as Darrell
- Joy Gohring as Glory
- Jacleen Haber as Rachel
- Shani Wallis as Voice of Greta
Awards
In 2006 and 2007, the film won these awards:
- HDFest 2006: "Best Directing in an HD Feature", "Best High-Definition Feature", "Best Screenplay in an HD Feature"
- Kansas International Film Festival 2006: "Audience Award"
- Stony Brook Film Festival 2006: "Best Feature"
- Valley Film Festival 2006: "10 Degrees Hotter Award"
- Wine Country Film Festival 2006: "Best Independent Feature Under $100,000"
- Oxford International Film Festival 2007: "Audience Award: Best *Narrative Feature"
- Del Ray Beach Film Festival "Best Feature 2006"
- Real To Reel Film Festival 2007 "Jury Award Best Feature"
- Evil City Film Festival 2007 "Best Screenplay"
- Palm Springs Film Festival 2007 "Best of Fest List"
- Santa Fe Film Festival 2007 "Best of Southwest"
- First Glance Hollywood FF 2006 "Third Place Feature"
- Seattle True Independent Film Festival 2007 "Best use of Mike Damone"
References
- ^ Jason Buchanan (2014). "Mojave Phone Booth". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2014-04-18.
External links
- Mojave Phone Booth at IMDb
- Mojave Phone Booth at Rotten Tomatoes