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Desert Cathedral
''Desert Cathedral'' is a 2014 drama written, produced and directed by Travis Gutiérrez Senger. The film stars Lee Tergesen and Chaske Spencer Chaske Spencer is an American actor. He gained prominence through his role as List of Twilight characters#Sam Uley, Sam Uley in the ''The Twilight Saga (film series), Twilight'' films (2009–2012). For his performance in the BBC and Amazon Prim ..., and won awards at festivals in New York, Manchester, and Naples. Utilizing found footage in a dramatic narrative, the film follows a broken real estate developer (Tergesen) who mysteriously disappears into the Southwest in 1992, leaving behind a series of VHS tapes to his employer and family. Release The film was released theatrically by Random Media and The Orchard on September 27, 2016. Reception Film critic, Eric Lavallee, describes the film as a "bone-chilling... hybrid". Tergesen's performance especially has been praised by film critics. References External links * {{IMDb title, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Travis Gutiérrez Senger
Travis Gutiérrez Senger is a Mexican-American director, writer and producer. His second feature film, ''ASCO: Without Permission'', premiered at SXSW in March of 2025. The film, which features a mix of archival footage, present day interviews, and fictional sequences, is executive produced by Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna. His debut feature, ''Desert Cathedral,'' starring Lee Tergesen and Chaske Spencer was released by Random Media and The Orchard on September 27, 2016. Senger's documentary short, '' White Lines and the Fever: The Death of DJ Junebug,'' won awards at Tribeca and SXSW South by Southwest (SXSW) is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and Convention (meeting), conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, Texas. It began in 1987 and has conti ... in 2010. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gutierrez Senger, Travis Living people 1980s births Film producers from New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Tergesen
Lee Allen Tergesen (; born July 8, 1965) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayals of Chett Donnelly on USA Network's '' Weird Science'' (1994–1998), Tobias Beecher on HBO's '' Oz'' (1997–2003), Peter McMillan on the second season of ''Desperate Housewives'' (2006), and Evan Wright in the 2008 miniseries '' Generation Kill''. Tergesen's film credits include ''Point Break'' (1991), ''Wayne's World'' (1992), '' Wayne's World 2'' (1993), '' Shaft'' (2000), ''Monster'' (2003), '' The Forgotten'' (2004), '' The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning'' (2006), '' Red Tails'' (2012), and '' The Collection'' (2012). Early life, family and education Lee Allen Tergesen was born in Ivoryton, Connecticut and graduated from Valley Regional High School in nearby Deep River. He moved to New York City to become an actor. He graduated from the two-year program at American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in Manhattan. Career From 1986 to 1989, he worked at the Empire D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaske Spencer
Chaske Spencer is an American actor. He gained prominence through his role as List of Twilight characters#Sam Uley, Sam Uley in the ''The Twilight Saga (film series), Twilight'' films (2009–2012). For his performance in the BBC and Amazon Prime series ''The English (TV series), The English'' (2022), he was nominated for a British Academy Television Award. Spencer's films include ''Shouting Secrets'' (2011), ''Winter in the Blood (film), Winter in the Blood'' (2013), ''Desert Cathedral'' (2014), ''Woman Walks Ahead'' (2017), and ''Wild Indian'' (2021). He had recurring roles in the Cinemax series ''Banshee (TV series), Banshee'' (2014–2016), the Amazon Prime series ''Sneaky Pete'' (2017–2018), and the NBC crime drama ''Blindspot (TV series), Blindspot'' (2019–2020). Early life and education Spencer was born in Oklahoma and grew up in Montana, as well as Kooskia, Idaho, Kooskia, Lapwai, Idaho, Lapwai, and Lewiston, Idaho. He has two younger sisters. His heritage includes L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Films
The following is an overview of the events of 2014 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, and a list of films released and notable deaths. DreamWorks Animation celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2014. Evaluation of the year In his article highlighting the best films of 2014, Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' stated, "The great surge in American filmmaking in the past ten years is due to independent financing at all levels. The American independent cinema is right now the flower of the world, but independence isn't in itself a merit badge. Artistically, the films in question range from the majestic to the meretricious. Independent financing has set truly imaginative directors into free flight. This is a moment of extraordinary cinematic invention—of filmmakers, working at a wide range of budget levels, coming up with original and personal ideas about movies and how to make them. On the other hand, this independent surge has also created ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |