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A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Keep the feeling.
SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
01
Why this pick
Its immaculate, dislocated world turns everyday life into a quiet existential nightmare, matching Upstream Color’s precise visual control and sense that identity has been subtly tampered with.
02
Why this pick
A compact, yellow-hazed psychological puzzle with a similarly hypnotic rhythm, doubled identities, and ominous motifs that invite interpretation without reducing the experience to answers.
03
Why this pick
Like Upstream Color, it tells an intimate relationship story through sensuous sound design, recurring ritual, and carefully withheld context, creating emotion through texture as much as plot.
04
Why this pick
A colder, more violent companion piece about consciousness being invaded and displaced, rendered with tactile audiovisual intensity and an unnerving refusal to make identity feel stable.
05
Why this pick
Its sparse dialogue, analogue synth atmosphere, and occult-scientific dread echo the dreamlike sensory immersion of Upstream Color, prioritising mood and fractured perception over conventional exposition.
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01 / THE STORY
The film starts with a man (mentioned in the credits as the "Thief") who appears to be harvesting a type of larva for the unusual effects it has on the human mind when ingested.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
Kris
The Sampler
Thief
Woman in Club
