Yellow (2012 film)

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Yellow
Directed byNick Cassavetes
Written by
Produced by
  • Manu Kumaran
  • Chris Hanley
  • Jordan Gertner
  • Chuck Pacheco
Starring
CinematographyJeff Cutter
Edited byJim Flynn
Music byAaron Zigman
Production
companies
  • Medient Studios
  • A-Mark Entertainment
  • Indion Entertainment Group
  • Muse Productions
Distributed byMedient Studios
Release dates
  • September 8, 2012 (2012-09-08) (TIFF)
  • August 29, 2014 (2014-08-29) (United States)
Running time
105 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Yellow is a 2012 American

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Yellow premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, and had a limited release in the United States on August 29, 2014.

Plot

Mary Holmes is an elementary school teacher living in a hallucinatory world and consuming twenty

Vicodin a day. One day she is fired from her job after being caught having sex with one of the parents on Parent Teacher Day.[2] She leaves Los Angeles and returns to her native Oklahoma,[3] and tries to cope with numerous family traumas, including a past incestuous relationship with her half-brother.[1]

Cast

Production

80 percent of the film was shot in Oklahoma.[3] Locations included Oklahoma City University and John Marshall High School in Oklahoma City,[4] and a grocery store in Shawnee. The remainder of filming took place in Los Angeles.[3]

Release

The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2012.[5][6]

The film received a limited theatrical release in the United States by its production company, Medient Studios, on August 29, 2014.[7]

Reception

The film was awarded "Best Film" at the Catalina Film Festival on September 22, 2013.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b THR Staff (September 14, 2012). "Yellow: Toronto Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  2. ^ Grozdanovic, Nikola (September 10, 2012). "TIFF Review: Nick Cassavetes' 'Yellow' Is Daring, Bold And Just What The Doctor Ordered". IndieWire. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Kraft, Chelsey (June 9, 2011). "Scene for upcoming Hollywood movie "Yellow" filmed at Hardesty Grocery-Market". The Shawnee News-Star. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  4. ^ Lane, Rose (July 15, 2011). "ON LOCATION OF 'YELLOW': Alison's job is to set the scene for major movies". OKC Friday. Nichols Hills Publishing. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  5. ^ Nelson, Rob (September 14, 2012). "Yellow". Variety. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  6. ^ Goldberg, Matt (September 5, 2012). "First Look at Nick Cassavetes' YELLOW". Collider. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  7. ^ Gupta, Shipra Harbola (June 3, 2014). "Nick Cassavetes' 'Yellow' Finally Gets a Release Date After Almost Two Years of Waiting". IndieWire. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  8. ^ "Moon River Studios has acquired the worldwide distribution rights to Nick Cassavetes' Yellow". Moon River Studios. Retrieved November 5, 2015.

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