The Sublime Hubris
A man aimlessly wanders around town and silently judges the people he sees. The thoughts and judgments slowly becomes more aggressive and hateful as he continues to watch the those around him.
This film covers the dangers of extremism and getting carried away with illogical hate. The people stirring the pot generally not carrying out the action but getting the poor and the working class to battle with each other.
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David Matthew JohnsonDirectorOde to the Whale of Christ
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David Matthew JohnsonWriterOde to the Whale of Christ
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David Matthew JohnsonProducerOde to the Whale of Christ, Quinn, The Ballad of Cheap Burgundy
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Harleigh McCullumProducerOde to the Whale of Christ, Quinn
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Harleigh McCullumKey CastOde to the Whale of Christ, Quinn, The Ballad of Cheap Burgundy
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Ryan AndersonKey Cast
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David Matthew JohnsonKey Cast
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Project Type:Experimental, Feature
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Genres:Arthouse, Thriller, Drama, Experimental
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Runtime:1 hour 10 minutes 4 seconds
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Completion Date:May 1, 2024
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Film Color:Black & White and Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Post-Cinema Film FestivalSicily
Italy
European Premiere
Best Experiential Feature Film
David Matthew Johnson, also known as The Octopus, is the award winning director of ODE TO THE WHALE OF CHIRST and founder of the Octopus Marquee. As a filmmaker, The Octopus focuses on creating unique passion projects that allegorically expresses himself. As a producer, The Octopus strives to work with Auteurs to share their vision. As a festival director (of the Octopus Marquee Independent Film Festival), The Octopus focuses on shining a spotlight on underground artists and oddballs who create one of a kind pieces.
The films of the Octopus tend to be either meticulous allegories or cinematic meditations. These films are passion projects attempting to create a new cinematic language to best express himself and his thoughts.
David Matthew Johnson loves cinema.
I try to look at movies less like a book and more like a sculpture or a building. All these scenes, pieces of film or digital media being sculpted together with attributed sound and narrative to create a complete work of art. From beginning to end. A moving painting. What is being said and shown? Why is it formed this way? Why make that edit? Do the performances fit or leave the piece unbalanced? I enjoy floating though the story and appreciating the journey it takes me on, but I appreciate it for the mass in front of me, as a whole. Physical and the soul of its form.
My goal is to construct wonders to be gazed upon. Cathedrals in honor of Cinema, where we can all worship. The dwellings we can call home and the houses we can rest in.