Text Messages from the Universe
A film that immerses its audience in subjective states of consciousness they might experience when they die, imagining what they can see and think and hear in a seamless but fragmentary flow of poetic images, words and music. The viewer undertakes a journey into their own interior world of dreams and projections in which time and space, and cause and effect logic, are turned on their heads. Text Messages from the Universe is inspired by The Tibetan Book of the Dead, a text which guides souls on their journey of 49 days through the 'Bardo', or intermediate state, between dying and rebirth.
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Cast
33 people
Richard James Allen Director · Karen Pearlman Editor Olivia Deur Costume designer
First release October 21, 2019 · Produced in Australia
Production
The Physical TV Company
Production
Australia
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Poland · October 21, 2019
Limited theatrical
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Sweden
November 2, 2019 · Limited theatrical
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