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DIVERGE

In the aftermath of a global pandemic, a survivor searches for ways to cure his wife from a deadly virus.

Equal parts science fiction and character study, Diverge is the story of a man as he discovers how far he’s willing to go to be with the one he loves, and what he stands to lose in doing so.

Diverge stars Ivan Sandomire (Restive), Andrew Sensenig (Upstream Color), Jamie Jackson (The Blacklist), features an original score by the Blair brothers (Green Room, Blue Ruin), and recently won the Siren Award for Best International Feature at the 2016 Lund International Fantastic Film Festival.

  • James Morrison
    Director
    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3231073/?ref_=fn_al_nm_5
  • James Morrison
    Writer
    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3231073/?ref_=fn_al_nm_5
  • David Mandel
    Producer
    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3323131/?ref_=fn_al_nm_10
  • Noah Lang
    Producer
    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2041053/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
  • Ivan Sandomire
    Key Cast
    Restive, Mendy, Fluidic
  • Andrew Sensenig
    Key Cast
    Upstream Color
  • Jamie Jackson
    Key Cast
    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0413628/?ref_=tt_cl_t2
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Sci-Fi, Thriller, Drama
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 20 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    March 15, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    75,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 2K
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • US in Progress (work in progress lab through Champs Elysess Festival)
    Paris, France
    June 9, 2015
    Film has not yet premiered anywhere
    Top prize (US in Progress)
Director Biography - James Morrison

James grew up making movies with his family’s video camera in Little Rock, Arkansas. While working at a video store in New York, he met filmmaker Steven Shainberg (Secretary, Fur), who gave him a job at his production company. Since then James has worked on several movies including James Gray's The Immigrant, Sally Potter's Rage, and George C. Wolfe's You're Not You. His short films Stay True Darling and Little Brother have traveled to dozens of film festivals. Diverge is his first feature film and was awarded the top prize at the US in Progress in Paris.

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Director Statement

My love for science fiction began when I discovered the original Twilight Zone series. As a boy I’d stay up late at night to catch old reruns of episodes that ignited my imagination and left me with more questions than answers. And while the show fell under the genre of science fiction, the focus was never on action sequences or special effects, but more importantly on the story.

We made Diverge with that same approach mind. We wanted the audience to feel the same sense of claustrophobia, paranoia, and confusion that our main character is experiencing as he goes from struggling to survive in a decimated world to this world on the brink of that same collapse.

Science Fiction can spark reactions and opinions like no other genre. It takes ideas that are big and abstract and turns them into something anyone can relate and respond to. It does not require expensive special effects or monstrous creatures from Planet X. It requires imagination, and a desire to question, explore, and even challenge a concept in a new and exciting way.