Synopsis
Where will you find yourself?
A curmudgeonly gay dwarf and his unstable, alien-obsessed neighbor are thrown together on an impossible road trip that will alter their strange friendship (and their sense of reality) forever.
Unidentified Objects
2022 Directed by Juan Felipe Zuleta
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“I can already tell this is gonna be amazing.”
Dialogue that echoes my first thoughts about Unidentified Objects. A film that opens with literal cosmic eye-candy and progresses through a magnificently introspective deconstruction of loneliness and how sometimes spontaneity breeds the most genuine streaks of vulnerability.
I love the way the film spends so much time visually showing us these characters’ bodies. It pairs so excitingly with how much focus is placed on knowing their inner selves and how often we, as a collective whole, can feel frighteningly, painfully trapped within the physical confines of ourselves. By the end, you feel like you know these two haphazardly united individuals for all that they are. Every scar, every insecurity, every eyelash,…
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PRIDE SUMMER 2022 🌈
FrameLine No. 3Matthew Jeffers is fantastic in this!
Unidentified Objects, the debut of Juan Felipe Zuleta, is a moody and quirky little story of two lost people connected by things outside of their control.
Part of me wishes the high-concept attributes of the film weren’t in this as I feel they’re not well developed. And since the majority of the film rides on the high concept scenario, it undercuts the characterization of the two mains. Moments that should pack bigger emotional punches land flat.However, when the stars do align for the film, it can be quite effective.
It’s a promising start as a debut and if anything else it’s a wonderful presentation of Jeffer’s talents.letterboxd.com/smtvash/list/pride-summer-2022-frameline-watchlist/
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I wish I enjoyed this more. I liked the idea of mismatched strangers on a road trip but the too left of center reason for the trip just didn’t gel. It needed to take a cue from Chekhov where small dramas are more impactful.
The scene in the bar could have been an intriguing short film by itself.
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Como he llorado. Vivan los bichos raros ❤️ A veces solo necesitas una peli que te recuerde que no estás solo, que hay personas como tu que a veces también desean ser abducidos por aliens, irse de este planeta en busca de un mundo mejor. Pero quizás lo importante no es el destino sino el trayecto. Que bonito acabar así la semana en Sitges. Muchas gracias Anna por compartir conmigo esta experiencia.
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A pricklier and more fantastical take than the usual odd-couple road trip movie.
Sarah Hay, who looks two parts Jessica Chastain and one part Jessica Rabbit, plays a sex worker with a heart of gold, and Matthew Jeffers plays a bitter gay man who’s given up on the world. The emotional arcs write themselves, but the specifics of their interactions and exploits are stranger and dreamier than the formula requires. It makes their journey more enchanting.
By taking his characters through a sort of looking glass, Colombian-American filmmaker Juan Felipe Zuleta makes evolutions more convincing, if not inevitable. It’s a promising feature debut.
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Im biased, but cast Matt Jeffers in everything.
What a wonderful unique gem of a film. It’s the best feeling to see work of a friend be so excellent. Can’t wait to see what everyone involved does next!
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Molt content d'acabar amb aquesta peli la setmana a sitges! Road-movie distesa i sana, m'ha agradat que la relació amb el fantàstic fós també conceptual (els dos protagonistes que se senten com alienígenes en aquest món)
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Fantastic Fest 2022 #3
It's a queer road trip movie about finding your place in the world, loneliness, connection, and alien abductions. Moving and original, despite some familiar road movie tropes. Both leads are wonderful but Matthew Jeffers should be a star. Not sure if this film has a distribution deal yet but watch out for it if you can.
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October 2022 Scavenger Hunt #1: Watch a road movie.
I hate to compare a movie to another right out the gate, but I can't deny that this, at times, reminded me of an adult Dirty Girl. Unidentified Objects, like its predecessor, is also a road movie, and the two leads have a similar dynamic, though it's definitely more complex here than in Dirty Girl. (I doubt this connection is at all intentional though, as Dirty Girl isn't exactly a well-known movie or common reference point)
Of course, as the name implies, Unidentified Objects also adds in the element of aliens and the supernatural ...which is cool. All things considered this really should have been a smash hit for me, and…
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By a strange twist of scheduling the first two films I’ve reviewed from Fantastic Fest, Unidentified Objects and Everyone Will Burn have something in common, they both have main characters who have dwarfism. It’s the kind of coincidence that, while meaningless in the real world, would probably mean something significant in the strange world where Unidentified Objects takes place.
Along with being a dwarf, Peter (Matthew Jeffers, New Amsterdam, Exit Interview) is gay and currently unemployed. He’s also tired of the treatment that he gets for being different and tends to avoid people. That doesn’t stop Winona (Sarah Hay, The Mortuary Collection, Mid-Century) from knocking on his door asking for a…
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Si ce n'était pas de Matthew Jeffers, j'aurais probablement trouvé le temps long. C'est plein de problèmes scénaristiques, bordélique mais ultimement charmant.