“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
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