2020
Gravitas Ventures
1 h 45 m

2020
Gravitas Ventures
1 h 45 m

Summary When an acclaimed music producer (Simon Pegg) goes off his schizophrenia medication, his friends chase him though the Los Angeles music scene to help commit him to a psychiatric hospital, revealing the troubling inadequacies of our mental health care system.

Drama

Directed By: Katharine O'Brien

Written By: Katharine O'Brien

2020
Gravitas Ventures
1 h 45 m

2020
Gravitas Ventures
1 h 45 m

Lost Transmissions

Name: Lost Transmissions
Genre: Drama
Released: 2020-03-13
Duration: 1 min 45 s
Rating: 51
Cast: Juno Temple, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Hazlewood, Daisy Bishop, Jamie Harris

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews

User Score Mixed or Average Based on 5 User Ratings

4.8

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Directed By: Katharine O'Brien

Written By: Katharine O'Brien

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Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews

38% Positive
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13% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews

38% Positive
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Film Threat

Mar 12, 2020

You might see Lost Transmissions just for Simon Pegg, but you’ll come away with a deeper sense of what schizophrenia is. You just might become more compassionate about people whose mental illness keeps them on the streets. And you’ll get to see a great debut feature whose nuance will keep you thinking about it for days.

By Andy Howell FULL REVIEW

Movie Nation

Mar 11, 2020

Pegg is the very picture of schizophrenia — funny and charming, here and there, lucid when he can get it together to lie to a doctor, bug-eyed and furious when Theo’s independence is threatened and his view that “time” is being controlled…by somebody — isn’t taken seriously.

By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

May 4, 2019

[A] modest but heartfelt picture. ... Lost Transmissions tells its story without engaging with foolish cliches about creativity and madness.

By John DeFore FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Mar 19, 2020

The movie’s strongest feature is its depiction of a male-female friendship that matter-of-factly abjures any romantic component. Temple and Pegg, when their characters aren’t falling apart (and even sometimes when they are), convey intelligence and mutual regard with refreshing straightforwardness.

By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

Mar 12, 2020

Despite its penetrating handheld camerawork (by Arnau Valls Colomer) and mind-altering sound design, Lost Transmissions never quite manages to tune out the lingering element of self-indulgence.

By Michael Rechtshaffen FULL REVIEW

Variety

May 4, 2019

It doesn’t sentimentalize Theo’s illness (much) or pull back from how disconnected he can be. “Lost Transmissions” may even sound like it deserves props for its straight-up, objective view of mental illness. Except for one small detail: That stance ends up removing the basic dramatic motor of the film.

By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW

RogerEbert.com

Mar 13, 2020

Pegg and Temple’s responsive, well-attuned performances are actually the most frustrating things about Lost Transmissions since they’re good enough to make you want to care, even when their characters don’t seem to be worth caring about.

By Simon Abrams FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Royal Road Entertainment, Pulse Films, Underlying Tension

Release Date Mar 13, 2020

Duration 1 h 45 m

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Awards

Prague Independent Film Festival

• 4 Wins & 4 Nominations

American Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

Glasgow Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

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Juno Temple

Hannah

Simon Pegg

Theo Ross

Rebecca Hazlewood

Rachel

Daisy Bishop

Frankie

Jamie Harris

Angus

Grant Harvey

Troy

Danny Ramirez

Jake

Robert Schwartzman

Darron

Alexandra Daddario

Dana Lee

Jacob Loeb

Derek

Mickey Schiff

d'Artagnan

Andres Faucher

Rudy

Cherise Boothe

Attendant

Reef Karim

Dr. Klopek

Anthony Rossomando

Dana Lee's Producer

Bria Vinaite

Micah

Nana Ghana

Cheyenne

Corey Mendell Parker

Police Officer

Jonathan Ohye

Dr. Matsumoto

Tao Okamoto

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