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Canary

United States

2009

93 Min
Color
German, Russian, Vietnamese, English
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DIR Alejandro Adams

PROD Alejandro Adams, Marya Adams, Amanda Davis, Marya Murphy

SCR Alejandro Adams, Michael Samuelson, Sammy Samuelson

DP Alejandro Adams, Ali Allie

CAST Carla Pauli, Eli Kramer, Larissa Kasian, Jennifer Latch, Galen Howard

Synopsis

Canary is an intellectually daring dystopian thriller set in a not-so-alternate universe in which organ harvesting is commonplace. While a mute organ redistribution specialist stalks unsuspecting citizens of every socioeconomic stripe, a rag-tag news crew investigates various conspiracy theories and inches closer to discovering the cause of epidemic organ failure. —canarymovie.com

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A Cinema Without Organs: A Roundtable on Alejandro Adams' "Canary"

By Dave McDougall on August 6, 2009

Four critics discuss a seminal work of recent American independent filmmaking.

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Fantasia 09 Review: CANARY

By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
[Our thanks to Lauren Baggett for the following.] I’ve attended Fantasia for five years now, and CANARY is the only film I’ve ever seen that was met at the end with resounding silence. It’s also one of
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Review: Alejandro Adams' CANARY

By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
Alejandro Adams’ film Canary is the filmed equivalent of an experimental novel. It is dense, complex and spirals off into numerous directions. It is also a small-budget film that successfully blends thought
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Review: Alejandro Adams' CANARY

By Twitchfilm.net on July 17, 2010
Alejandro Adams’ film Canary is the filmed equivalent of an experimental novel. It is dense, complex and spirals off into numerous directions. It is also a small-budget film that successfully blends thought
read on Twitchfilm.net

Fantasia 09 Review: CANARY

By Twitchfilm.net on July 17, 2010
[Our thanks to Lauren Baggett for the following.] I’ve attended Fantasia for five years now, and CANARY is the only film I’ve ever seen that was met at the end with resounding silence. It’s also one of
read on Twitchfilm.net

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