{"id":54157,"date":"2025-10-14T10:54:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T08:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sciencefictionfestival.org\/?post_type=film&#038;p=54157"},"modified":"2025-10-26T15:49:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T14:49:58","slug":"obex","status":"publish","type":"film","link":"https:\/\/www.sciencefictionfestival.org\/en\/film\/obex\/","title":{"rendered":"OBEX"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221;][vc_column][vc_separator color=&#8221;black&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1631185421436{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Gioved\u00ec 30 ottobre 2025<br \/>\n22.30<br \/>\nTeatro Miela<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Thursday 30th october 2025<br \/>\n22.30<br \/>\nTeatro Miela<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1728379372647{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5>Albert Birney<br \/>\nUSA 2025, 90\u2019<\/h5>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencefictionfestival.org\/trieste-sciencefiction-festival-2025\/\">Italian Premiere<br \/>\n2025_Neon \/ Out of Competition<br \/>\n<\/a><\/h5>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator color=&#8221;black&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1710231564303{padding-right: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nel 1987, prima dell\u2019era di Internet, Conor Marsh vive una vita isolata insieme al suo cane Sandy, finch\u00e9 un giorno non inizia a giocare a <\/span><b>OBEX<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, un nuovo videogioco all\u2019avanguardia. Quando Sandy scompare, il confine tra realt\u00e0 e gioco comincia a sfumare, e Conor deve intraprendere una missione per salvarla. Ispirato a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eraserhead<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> e permeato da un\u2019estetica fantascientifica r\u00e9tro che evoca l\u2019aura nostalgica dei primi videogiochi, <\/span><b>OBEX<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> unisce una fotografia in bianco e nero coerente, un\u2019intensa interpretazione del regista Birney e meravigliosi effetti speciali lo-fi, dando vita a un viaggio evocativo nell\u2019alba dell\u2019era informatica, capace di colpire nel profondo.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the pre-internet 1987, Conor Marsh lives a secluded life with his dog Sandy, until the day he begins playing OBEX, a new, state-of-the-art computer game. When Sandy goes missing the line between reality and the game blurs, and Conor must embark on a mission to save her. Inspired by ERASERHEAD and using vintage science fiction vibes to summon a nostalgic fantasy video game aura, cohesive black-and-white cinematography, a dedicated performance from director Birney, and wonderfully lo-fi special effects make OBEX an evocative journey into the early era of computing that packs a deeply emotional punch.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5>Sceneggiatura_Screenplay<strong> Albert Birney, Pete Ohs<\/strong><br \/>\nFotografia_Cinematography<strong> Pete Ohs<\/strong><br \/>\nMontaggio_Editing <strong>Albert Birney, Pete Ohs<\/strong><br \/>\nSuono_Sound <strong>Matthew Giodano<\/strong><br \/>\nMusica_Music <strong>Josh Dibb<\/strong><br \/>\nEffetti Speciali_Special Effects <strong>Albert Birney, Pete Ohs<\/strong><br \/>\nInterpreti_Cast <strong>Albert Birney, Callie Hernandez, Paisley Isaacs, Frank Mosley<\/strong><br \/>\nProduttori_Producers <strong>Emma Hannaway, Albert Birney, James Belfer, Pete Ohs<\/strong><br \/>\nProduzione_Productions <b>Magnify<\/b><br \/>\nDistribuzione Internazionale_International Distribution <strong>Ultimate Media Group<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1698237245454{margin-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1634544013693{margin-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Biglietteria<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencefictionfestival.org\/programma-2025\/\">PROGRAMMA<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_separator color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1631189490529{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1760014542904{margin-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Neon<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;black&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1728379385211{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221;][vc_masonry_grid post_type=&#8221;film&#8221; max_items=&#8221;10&#8243; element_width=&#8221;3&#8243; orderby=&#8221;menu_order&#8221; order=&#8221;ASC&#8221; item=&#8221;52255&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221; grid_id=&#8221;vc_gid:1761490182461-13cab168-765d-10&#8243; taxonomies=&#8221;692&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h5> Albert Birney<br \/>\n<br \/>USA 2025, 90\u2019<br \/>\n<br \/>\u2014<br \/>\n<br \/>2025 Neon<\/h5>\n<p> <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencefictionfestival.org\/en\/film\/obex\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":54158,"menu_order":510302230,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[689],"tags":[695],"neon":[692,690],"class_list":{"0":"post-54157","1":"film","2":"type-film","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-film-2025","8":"tag-30-10-2025","9":"neon-2025-neon","10":"neon-film-2025"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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