Ghost From The Machine
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Ghost From The Machine is a 2010 independent supernatural thriller written and directed by Matt Osterman
. It was filmed in and around Minneapolis, Minnesota
and made its festival debut at the Fantasia Festival
in Montreal, Canada. Ghost From The Machine was also an official Independent Feature Project Labs participant.
Ghost From the Machine was originally titled, and is know internationally as Phasma Ex Machina.
, Fantastik Film Festival, Calgary International Film Festival
, Anaheim International Film Festival, Another Hole in the Head Film Festival, Twin Cities Film Fest, and Telluride Horror film festivals. Ghost From the Machine was also the winner of the Flyway Film Festival, and was voted "Best of the Fest" at the Arizona Underground Film Festival.
Matt Osterman
Matt Osterman is an American independent filmmaker.-Biography:He is best known for his feature film Ghost From The Machine, his award-winning short films, and his work on the documentary Sportsfan with Aaron Lubarsky and Jon Stewart. Ghost From the Machine was one of ten films in the nation to be...
. It was filmed in and around Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
and made its festival debut at the Fantasia Festival
Fantasia Festival
Fantasia International Film Festival is a genre film festival that has been based mainly in Montreal since its founding in 1996...
in Montreal, Canada. Ghost From The Machine was also an official Independent Feature Project Labs participant.
Ghost From the Machine was originally titled, and is know internationally as Phasma Ex Machina.
Synopsis
Ghost From The Machine explores the grey area between life and death and how science may be the bridge between the two. A young man named Cody, tasked with raising his younger brother James after the death of their parents, plunges himself into the murky science of the supernatural. Ignoring his responsibilities as a caretaker, Cody invents a machine he intends to be a conduit to the other side. In his pursuit to build the device he befriends an affable electrical engineer named Tom who has his own tale of love and loss. Cody eventually reaches an unintended level of success that not only threatens his safety, but also the well-being of James and Tom. He quickly learns that the supernatural isn’t all that super and human nature can even be worse.Reception & Awards
Ghost From The Machine was part of the official selections of the Fantasia FestivalFantasia Festival
Fantasia International Film Festival is a genre film festival that has been based mainly in Montreal since its founding in 1996...
, Fantastik Film Festival, Calgary International Film Festival
Calgary International Film Festival
The Calgary International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in Calgary, Alberta, Canada for ten days in late September and early October...
, Anaheim International Film Festival, Another Hole in the Head Film Festival, Twin Cities Film Fest, and Telluride Horror film festivals. Ghost From the Machine was also the winner of the Flyway Film Festival, and was voted "Best of the Fest" at the Arizona Underground Film Festival.