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In The Blink of An Eye

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United States202494 minEnglish
In The Blink of An Eye

Three storylines, spanning thousands of years, intersect and reflect on hope, connection and the circle of life.

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Three storylines, spanning thousands of years, intersect and reflect on hope, connection, and the circle of life.

From the 2017 Black List script by Colby Day (Spaceman), Andrew Stanton (Wall-E, Finding Nemo) constructs an elegantly interwoven triptych that contemplates the essence of humanity across three moments in time. A Neanderthal family, displaced from their home, struggles to survive, protect the children, and use primitive tools. In the present day, Claire (Rashida Jones), a driven post-grad anthropologist studying ancient proto-human remains, begins a relationship with a fellow student, Greg (Daveed Diggs). And two centuries later, on a spaceship bound for a distant planet, Coakley (Kate McKinnon) and a sentient onboard computer confront a disease afflicting the ship’s oxygen-producing plants. The artful, poetic way the film’s storylines intersect creates a profound, philosophical meditation on how we experience love, loss (of parents and children), mortality and the need for connection — with each other, the natural world, and technology — regardless of our time. — JN

Winner of the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize

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Screenings

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  • Jan 26, 9:15 PM MST
    Premiere

    Eccles Theatre

    Park City

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  • Jan 27, 9:30 PM MST
    Screening

    Megaplex Redstone - 4

    Park City

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  • Jan 31, 8:30 AM MST
    Screening

    The Ray Theatre

    Park City

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  • Feb 1, 5:30 PM MST
    Screening

    Broadway Centre Cinemas - 3

    Salt Lake City

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    Credits

    • Director(s)

      Andrew Stanton

    • Screenwriter

      Colby Day

    • Producer

      Jared Ian Goldman

    • Executive Producers

      Colby Day

      Daniel Bekerman

    • Director of Photography

      Ole Bratt Birkeland

    • Production Designer

      Ola Maslik

    • Editor

      Mollie Goldstein

    • Visual Effects Supervisor

      Jake Braver

    • Music by

      Thomas Newman

    • Costume Designer

      Mirren Gordon-Crozier

    • Casting by

      Yesi Ramirez

    • Principal Cast

      Rashida Jones

      Kate McKinnon

      Daveed Diggs

      Jorge Vargas

      Tanaya Beatty

    • Contact

      Michelle Matalon

      michelle.matalon@searchlightpictures.com

    Meet the Artist

    Panelist Name

    Andrew Stanton

      Andrew Stanton, a key Pixar creative since the 1990s, co-wrote and directed Finding Nemo, WALL•E, A Bug’s Life, and Finding Dory. An Oscar-nominated filmmaker, he also directs acclaimed live-action and streaming series such as Stranger Things and For All Mankind.

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