American Mystic
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Directed by | Alex Mar |
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Music by | Nathan Larson |
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Distributed by | Kino Lorber |
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Running time | 80 minutes[3] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
American Mystic is a 2010 American documentary film by writer-director Alex Mar.[5] It premiered in the documentary competition at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival.[2][3][4]
Synopsis[]
The documentary follows three young people, each a member of a fringe religious community, who have chosen to make their spiritual practice the center of their lives.[2][3][4][6]
Subjects[]
- Morpheus
- A Pagan priestess, or "witch." She has moved to rural California to create a sanctuary for Pagans in the Bay Area.
- Kublai
- A Spiritualist medium, works on a farm in Upstate New York. He is learning to communicate with spirits through a local Spiritualist community.
- Chuck
- A Lakota Sioux, lives in South Dakota, works in Rapid City, and is raising a child with his wife in their traditional way of life. They take long trips to the Pine Ridge Reservation to participate in their tribe's traditions.
Production[]
The documentary's production took about two and a half years, completing in early 2010. It was filmed in Upstate New York, northern California, and South Dakota.[2] The movie was edited by Andy Grieve (a collaborator of Errol Morris and Alex Gibney) and scored by composer Nathan Larson (formerly of the band Shudder to Think).
Release[]
American Mystic premiered in the documentary competition at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival.[2][3][4] It was then shown at the 2010 , 2010 American Film Festival in Poland, the 2010, 2011, and at the Clinton Street Theater in Portland, Oregon.[1] It is currently streaming on Netflix.
The documentary also inspired the book Witches of America, by writer-director Alex Mar, published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in October 2015.
References[]
- ^ a b "Screenings". American Mystic. Archived from the original on July 24, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f Van Couvering, Alicia (April 22, 2010). "Tribeca 2010: Alex Mar, "American Mystic"". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "American Mystic". Tribeca Film Festival. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Umstead, Ben (April 2010). "Tribeca 2010: American Mystic". Twitch. Archived from the original on February 4, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ Capistrano, Daniela (April 21, 2010). "Living On The Fringe: Q&A With 'American Mystic' Director Alex Mar". MTV Tr3s. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ a b Foster, Star (January 7, 2011). "American Mystic: Uniquely American Spirituality". Patheos. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
External links[]
- 2010 films
- English-language films
- 2010 documentary films
- American documentary films
- American films
- American independent films
- 2010s English-language films
- Lakota culture
- Films about neopaganism
- Spiritualism
- 2010 independent films