Loot

Directed by Darius Marder

Produced by Darius Marder and Dan Campbell

Loot is nominated for:

  • Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking  Darius Marder and Dan Campbell
  • Direction  Darius Marder
  • Debut Feature Film  Darius Marder, Director

loot

There’s no straight path to riches, particularly if you’re a Utah used-car salesman helping two World War II veterans find treasure they’ve buried… and now lost. The failing eyesight of one keeps him from unearthing his cache in Austria. The other is a pack rat who may or may not have a map to hidden samurai swords and jewels in the Philippines. But Loot isn’t just about loot — it’s also about the quest for deeper truths, and the excising of personal demons. It’s a lyrical tale of fathers and sons, the fallibility of memory and, ultimately, about our own mortality, and a story about storytelling, about coincidence and chance. If it is a disquieting film for us — watching as characters deal with their ghosts — that not-unpleasant haunting feeling lingers long after the film ends.

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Cinema Eye Honors

The Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking recognize and honor exemplary craft and innovation in nonfiction film. Cinema Eye’s mission is to advocate for, recognize and promote the highest commitment to rigor and artistry in the nonfiction field.


Cinema Eye Honors Ceremony

Will be held January 15th 2010, at The Times Center, New York City.