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Natural Selection

United States

2011

89 Min
Color
2.35:1
English
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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DIR Robbie Pickering

EXEC Charlie Mason, Justin Moore-Lewy

PROD Brion Hambel, Paul Jensen

SCR Robbie Pickering

DP Steve Calitri

CAST Rachael Harris, Matt O'Leary, Jon Gries, John Diehl, Billy Blair

ED Michelle Tesoro

PROD DES Michael Bricker

MUSIC iZLER

SOUND Sean McCormick

SXSW (Narrative Feature Competition): Best Narrative Feature, Breakthrough Performance, Best Screenplay, Best Score, Best Editing, Audience Award, Melbourne (International Panorama), Oldenburg, London (World Cinema), Athens (International Competition): Audience Award, Chicago (World Cinema), Stockholm (American Independents)

Synopsis

Linda White, a barren Christian housewife, leads a sheltered existence in suburban Texas. Her world is turned upside-down when she discovers that her dying husband, Abe, has a 23-year old illegitimate son named Raymond living in Florida. Somewhere on the edge of guilt and loneliness, Linda grants Abe’s final wish and sets off on a quixotic journey to find Raymond and bring him back before her husband passes away. Along the way, Linda’s wonderfully bizarre relationship with Raymond will teach her more about herself than she ever imagined possible and force her to come to terms with her troubled past. —SXSW

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Amy

28Jan12

All the funny happenings are all a light screen to what actually makes Natural Selection much more enduring than a mere comedy. - http://www.yam-mag.com/reviews/film-reviews/natural-selection-2011/

ShartheMovieGirl

16Oct11

Hilarious!

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Santino

27Jul11

A real letdown. Proof that SxSW is a waste of time. This movie was bizarre in the worst possible way.

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christopherjohn

5Jun11

Just saw this at the Lighthouse Fest in Jersey and must say I was pleasantly knocked out. The performances were more deeply moving than to be expected,and,with maybe one exception,the actors and writer/director never once betray the characters complex humanity or integrity. And never insult the viewers intelligence, which can be rare in "indie" comedies. I wish the cast and director a bright future. So much fun!

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SXSW 2011. Awards and Roundups

By David Hudson on March 16, 2011

  Robbie Pickering's Natural Selection has been named best Narrative Feature at this year's SXSW Film Festival by both the Grand Jury

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Review: NATURAL SELECTION is Indie Gold

By Twitchfilm.com on March 16, 2012
With NATURAL SELECTION opening in New York City, we’ll take this opportunity to rerun our rave review of this charming film from LA Film Fest in 2011. At a certain point in her career, Rachael Harris’s
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LAFF 2011: 3 More Clips from Robbie Pickering's NATURAL SELECTION

By Twitchfilm.com on December 17, 2011
We’ve already filled you in on all the awards the Robbie Pickering’s extremely popular film won at SXSW. Now we have three more clips of the film ahead of Sunday’s LAFF premiere. Check back for more thoughts
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LAFF 2011: NATURAL SELECTION is Indie Gold

By Twitchfilm.com on December 16, 2011
At a certain point in her career, Rachael Harris’s agent advised her that she might be better off focusing on TV and commercials. To most audiences she is Ed Helms’s bitchy fiancé from The Hangover – but
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