The Owner (2012)

The film follows a backpack on a journey around the world, intersecting the lives of dozens of fascinating characters along the way. Written and directed by 25 different directors on 5 ... See full summary »

Directors:

Xavier Agudo, Ian Bonner

Writers:

Ather Ali ('Chat Away' segment), Ian Bonner (original concept)

Stars:

Jorge Mario Agudelo, Chiraz Aich, Christine Altmann

Cast

Credited cast:
Jorge Mario Agudelo	...	Crazy person
Chiraz Aich	...	Lisa
Christine Altmann	...	Marie
Surely Alvelo	...	Maria
Gonzalo Arroyos	...	Crazy person
Floriane Aurigny	...	Object Magazine Staff Member
Heidi Baratta	...	Psychic
Adriana Barba	...	Rosália
Edilaine Donizete Barbosa	...	Villager 2
Brian Baumeister	...	News Cameraman
Joe Baumgartner	...	Radio Voice
Lee Bell	...	Angus
Carmen Betker	...	Lollie
Sonal Bhojwani	...	Young Sanya
Rafael Bispo	...	Villager 1

Storyline

The film follows a backpack on a journey around the world, intersecting the lives of dozens of fascinating characters along the way. Written and directed by 25 different directors on 5 continents in an unprecedented online collaboration, the film brings together a variety of cultures, languages and film styles into a singular narrative plot. As the story progresses, we learn details about the mysterious man to whom the bag belongs.

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Plot Keywords:

f rated | collaborative filmmaking | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English German

Release Date:

25 May 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

CollabFeature's 'The Owner'

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lights Go Down, RR3 Films, Studio13

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Color:

Color (HD)

Did You Know?

Trivia

At the beginning of the film, after a man empties out the contents of the backpack and doesn't find anything valuable and leaves it, a homeless looking young girl approaches it and begins to pick up the contents. There are several letters and one of the letters she picks up has on the envelope written "mac guffin", this is a reference to a plot device popularly used in films known as a MacGuffin in which an object serves as the form of some goal, desired object, or other motivator that the protagonist pursues, often with little or no narrative explanation- just like the backpack in this film.

User Reviews

Amazingly coherent, successful worldwide collaboration.

What a cool project! This film spans multiple countries, worldwide, giving audiences a richly cultured experience. The directors for this project were clearly carefully chosen, and the quality from segment to segment maintains it's strength from beginning to end. Kudos to the producers, and all who worked to make this collaboration a successful one.