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About Shane Carruth
Shane Carruth shot Primer in 2004 for seven thousand dollars about engineers finding a box that loops time hard. The film won Sundance grand jury with dense shop talk throughout. Upstream Color followed in 2013 with a woman, a thief, worms and a pig farmer tied in loops.
Both films hide their rules in sound design and need two viewings each. The plots never link, but the method rhymes well. Release order shows his math horror growing from garages to fields wide. No third feature has a date despite years of talk.
Good to know
Watch Primer before Upstream Color since the puzzle habit carries over well. Primer needs a timeline diagram nearby for the first run through. Upstream Color suits headphone nights for its score and worms. No next feature has a date yet, so the 2013 pig film stays last until one is announced. Keep a diagram handy since both films reward second viewings.
