In a Spiral State (2009)

In the city of Los Angeles, millions of lives intersect everyday, but each individual is still isolated from the whole. A number of strange incidents occur to four men and four women, just ... See full summary »

Director:

Ramzi Abed

Writer:

Ramzi Abed

Stars:

Ofri Fuchs, Adam Meir, Juliana Fine

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ofri Fuchs	...	Daya
Adam Meir	...	Gadi
Juliana Fine	...	Maya
Jed Rowen	...	Nikolas
Mae Moreno	...	Marlene
Kevin Sean Michaels	...	The Man with the Big Heart
Eric Fleming	...	Moe
Donald Lee Purnell	...	Scratch (as Don Purnell)
Lyla Sullivan	...	Lucy (as Lilah Martin)
Casey Wickson	...	The Writer
Nate Kampf	...	The DJ
Ken Cravens	...	Darius
Katarina Schmoranzer	...	Love
Lizzy Strain	...	Danielle
Icky	...	The Cat (as Icky the Cat)

Storyline

In the city of Los Angeles, millions of lives intersect everyday, but each individual is still isolated from the whole. A number of strange incidents occur to four men and four women, just as their own lives begin to spiral out of control. Surrounded by con artists, frauds, drug addicts, and homeless people, a story starts to form in a screenwriter's head. Little does he know, his characters seem to have come to life as well. Things takes a surprise turn, as these LA residents find themselves locked into a mystery together. While relating to quantum mechanics, our own spiral galaxy, and the struggle of human existence, an urban love story grows out of the vine of disconnection.

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Plot Keywords:

number | drugs | transgressive film | experimental | avant garde | 

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Taglines:

Chaos is not a theory.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

MySpace

Country:

USA

Language:

English Hebrew

Release Date:

January 2010 (France)

Also Known As:

A Spiral State

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$192,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bloodshot Pictures, Rat Pig Productions

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

User Reviews

Film School undergraduate work

Have you ever wondered what a David Lynch film would look like if Lynch had no talent? This is your answer. The commentary tract with Ramzi Abed and friends is quite instructive. The film looks like a student film project, and Ramzi and friends sound like unformed adults still searching for clues. The dialogue is atrocious. An aspiring writer would only fight to have his or her name removed from the credits on this film. No one who worked on the film including Ramzi Abed has any idea what the film is about. They admit this.

While Ramzi has not yet demonstrated any talent for making a compelling or even competent film he has proved that he knows how to convince people with money that he can as this is not his first film. That or he has a lot of money himself that he inherited.

Perhaps someday Ramzi will make a film good enough that he can graduate from film school and then go on to make a film worthy of our time. Regardless of whether he ever develops any ability he will continue to make films because he is a proved talent at finding money to make films.

Perhaps he should be a producer instead?