Marjorie Prime | |
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Directed by | Michael Almereyda |
Produced by | Uri Singer |
Written by | Michael Almereyda |
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Music by | Mica Levi |
Cinematography | Sean Williams |
Edited by | Kathryn J. Schubert |
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BB Film Productions
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Distributed by | FilmRise |
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Running time
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98 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Marjorie Prime is an American science-fiction film written and directed by Michael Almereyda, based on Jordan Harrison's Pulitzer Prize-nominated play of the same name. It stars Jon Hamm, Tim Robbins, Geena Davis, and Lois Smith. Footage was screened for buyers at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. It premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.
A service creating holographic projections of late family members allows a woman (Smith) to spend time with a younger version of her deceased husband (Hamm).
FilmRise acquired distribution rights to the film.
The film won the Sloan Feature Film Prize, which includes a $20,000 cash award, presented at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. The award jury awarded the film for its "imaginative and nuanced depiction of the evolving relationship between humans and technology, and its moving dramatization of how intelligent machines can challenge our notions of identity, memory and mortality.” The jury members were: Heather Berlin, Tracy Drain, Nell Greenfieldboyce, Nicole Perlman, and Jennifer Phang.