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“There is an even more interesting notion that the film touches on, however subtly. That’s the putatively “objective” nature of documentary itself. As the film crew intrudes deeper and deeper into Augustus’s private life and personal history, not just recording it and exposing it, but becoming a part of it and, ultimately, altering it irrevocably, a fascinating question gets raised. Who are the real bloodsuckers here?” -- Michael O’Sullivan, Washington Post This is a story of alienation and love in the digital age. Meet Augustus Gladstone, a 156 year old eccentric who seeks celebrity and craves connection via social networks. But the line between fantasy and reality is blurred when a documentary film crew begins to dig too deeply into Augustus’ private life, sparking an irreversible chain of events. S Y N O P S I S At its base The Immortal Augustus Gladstone is a monster movie. The character of Augustus unexpectedly has a lot in common with monsters like Frankenstein or King Kong who I see as almost childlike beings, trying to make sense of their own brutality, and struggling to survive. I wanted to mirror those traditional monsters while setting the story against the backdrop of the digital age, including the often unforgiving mayhem of a documentary film. – Robyn Miller DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT DIRECTOR CONTACTS AUGUSTUS VIA FACEBOOK. DIRECTOR CONFERS WITH THE PRODUCER . In the 1990’s Robyn designed and co-directed MYST, a video game which was recognized for its new immersive style of interactive storytelling. Myst remained the single best-selling videogame throughout the 1990’s and was recently inducted into MoMA for its historical significance. Recently Robyn was chosen by Apple as one of 30 Mac pioneers. The Immortal Augustus Gladstone is his film debut. Augustus leaves a total of eight YouTube videos which are viewed by thousands. Hundreds subscribe to his channel. The director and producer meet with Augustus at his home in Portland, Oregon. Augustus is excited about the possibility of a documentary film. He tells us he’s immortal but says nothing about being a vampire. Production staff and crew are hired. They will become inextricably involved in Augustus’ life over the course of the shoot. A Film by Robyn Miller Produced by Mischa Jakupcak AWOL in P-TOWN VIDEOGAME DESIGNED BY ROBYN MILLER Find Augustus in the City of Portland using a unique interactive gigapixel technology. Your tools: a set of interactive hints, a “navigator” (that keeps you from getting lost), and of course... sonar. All of this is more fun when you’re competing against the entire world. Coming March 17th to augustusgladstone.com THE SOUNDTRACK ROBYN MILLER Coming March 17th to: iTunes Amazon GooglePlay Rhapsody Spotify Napster and almost all web music stores. PLAY THE SOUNDTRACK THE MOTION PICTURE a film by ROBYN MILLER Coming April 1st to: iTunes Amazon Instant Video GooglePlay Vimeo (more coming soon) PLAY TRAILER www.augustusgladstone.com PRESENTED BY A PRODUCTION OF

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Page 1: A Film by Robyn Miller Produced by Mischa Jakupcak€¦ · Augustus Gladstone, a 156 year old eccentric who seeks celebrity and craves connection via social networks. But the line

“There is an even more interesting notion that the film touches on, however subtly. That’s the putatively “objective” nature of documentary itself. As

the film crew intrudes deeper and deeper into Augustus’s private life and personal history, not just recording it and exposing it, but becoming a part

of it and, ultimately, altering it irrevocably, a fascinating question gets raised. Who are the real bloodsuckers here?”

-- Michael O’Sullivan, Washington Post

This is a story of alienation and love in the digital age. Meet

Augustus Gladstone, a 156 year old eccentric who seeks

celebrity and craves connection via social networks.

But the line between fantasy and reality is blurred when a

documentary film crew begins to dig too deeply into Augustus’

private life, sparking an irreversible chain of events.

S Y N O P S I S

At its base The Immortal Augustus Gladstone is a monster movie. The character of Augustus unexpectedly has a lot in common with monsters like Frankenstein or King Kong who I see as almost childlike beings, trying to make sense of their own brutality, and struggling to survive. I wanted to mirror those traditional monsters while setting the story against the backdrop of the digital age, including the often unforgiving mayhem of a documentary film.– Robyn Miller

D I R E C T O R ’ S S T A T E M E N T

DIRECTOR CONTACTS

AUGUSTUS VIA FACEBOOK.

DIRECTOR CONFERS

WITH THE PRODUCER.

In the 1990’s Robyn designed and

co-directed MYST, a video game which

was recognized for its new immersive

style of interactive storytelling. Myst

remained the single best-selling

videogame throughout the 1990’s and

was recently inducted into MoMA for its

historical significance. Recently Robyn

was chosen by Apple as one of 30

Mac pioneers. The Immortal

Augustus Gladstone is his film debut.

Augustus leaves a total of eight YouTube

videos which are viewed by thousands.

Hundreds subscribe to his channel.

The director and producer meet with Augustus at his home in Portland, Oregon.

Augustus is excited about the possibility of a documentary film.

He tells us he’s immortal but says nothing about being a vampire.

Production staff and crew are hired.

They will become inextricably involved

in Augustus’ life over the course of the shoot.

A Fi lm by Robyn Mil ler Produced by Mischa Jakupcak

AWOL in P-TOWNVIDEOGAME DESIGNED BY

ROBYN MILLER

Find Augustus in the City of

Portland using a unique interactive

gigapixel technology. Your tools: a

set of interactive hints, a “navigator”

(that keeps you from getting lost),

and of course... sonar. All of this is

more fun when you’re competing

against the entire world.

Coming March 17th

to augustusgladstone.com

THE SOUNDTRACKROBYN MILLER

Coming March 17th to:

iTunes

Amazon

GooglePlay

Rhapsody

Spotify

Napster

and almost all web music stores.

PLAY THE SOUNDTRACK

THE MOTION PICTUREa film by ROBYN MILLER

Coming April 1st to:

iTunes

Amazon Instant Video

GooglePlay

Vimeo

(more coming soon)

PLAY TRAILER

www.augustusgladstone.com

PRESENTED BYA PRODUCTION OF