Oklahoma Christian University alumnus Kyle Roberts’ award-winning indie film is hitting the local box office this weekend with a promise of enchantment.
“With the heart of a John Hughes film and the energy of X-Men, ‘Posthuman’ is a feature-length independent superhero film which focuses on the roots of the teenage experience, capturing that careful mix of invulnerability and powerlessness that only youth can conjure,” the Posthuman Project’s website said.
Roberts’ film, “The Posthuman Project,” is about a group of high school friends who go on a rock-climbing trip to celebrate their graduation and prove their ability to start adulthood. On the trip, they receive a genetic boost that gives them superhero abilities and unlocks a world of possibilities.
“You don’t have to be in Hollywood anymore to do entertaining, thought-provoking, great films,” Professor of Communications David Jurney said. “That can be done anywhere with our current technology.”
The self-proclaimed cross between “The Breakfast Club” and “X-Men” includes an Oklahoma-native cast filmed primarily around Quartz Mountain in southwestern Oklahoma.
“Anywhere that’s not a major film-hub, it’s hard to get a movie going,” Caleb Henry, senior creative design major, said. “So, for them to go out and get the crew that they got, locations that worked with their script, and then take the time to do that in an area in Oklahoma that’s not film-friendly, trusting they’d make a good enough film for their audience and be successful is pretty awesome.”
“The Posthuman Project” screened at the Trail Dance Film Festival last weekend in Duncan, Oklahoma and was nominated for Best Feature Narrative, Audience Choice and Director’s Choice.
“Regardless of how [a film] comes out, completing a film in itself is an amazing accomplishment,” Jurney said. “That’s especially true of Posthuman because of the scale of it and the special effects and everything. It’s quite an accomplishment that [Roberts] was able to pull that together with all the other people that were a part of it and helped.”
This production is Roberts’ first feature-length film and has won recognition in various film festivals, including Best Oklahoma Film at deadCENTER, Oklahoma’s largest film festival.
“It’s an impressive calling card for Kyle as he looks for what’s next in his career,” Jurney said. “It’s the kind of thing that people have to stop and take notice. An independent film like this is something that people have to look at and see that there’s talent there.”
“The Posthuman Project” begins screening today at AMC Quail Spring 24 and will continue with about 30 screenings through next week.
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