The production of Obselidia is an independent filmmaker’s dream. Diane first experimented with the character George, author of the Obselidia, by creating a blog and website. She studied her character from afar for months before beginning the script. She said she didn’t write the character Sophie with Gaynor in mind, but that upon completion of the script, Diane e-mailed it to Gaynor and they decided they were going to work together. Diane’s husband Chris began acting as producer, along with Ken Morris, Matthew Medlin and Diane’s long-time friend David McWhinnie of Scotland.
Obselidia was shot on a Redcam. Cinematographer Zak Mulligan frequently used a red-rock adapter to give the footage a grittier film look and more depth of field. After eighteen days of shooting Diane’s script was shot in full, with the addition of two scenes – the donkeys (which tied in with Sophie’s mention of Au Hasard Balthazar) and the pogo stick (which was found by a crew member in a junk store).
After premiering at Sundance in 2010, where it won Achievement in Cinematography and the Alfred P. Sloan awards, Obselidia was invited to Washington D.C. for a special screening at the Academy of Sciences, then moved on to Ashland Independent Film Festival (where it won Best Narrative Feature), Dallas Film Festival and Florida Film Festival. Obselidia will be screening at Tribeca this week.
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