Particles of Truth

Particles of Truth is a 2003 low-budget independent film directed, written by and starring Jennifer Elster, with Gale Harold. The film was released on July 26, 2005 by Hart Sharp Video. It premiered in the Tribeca Film Festival in 2003.

Particles of Truth
Directed byJennifer Elster
Written byJennifer Elster
Produced byJennifer Elster
StarringJennifer Elster
Gale Harold
CinematographyToshiro Yamaguchi
Edited byRon Len
Music byMark Wike
Distributed byHart Sharp Video
Release date
  • 2003 (2003)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

The film follows the lives of 10 dysfunctional individuals for 48 hours before the grand opening of an art show, focusing particularly on one dysfunctional couple played by Elster and Harold.

When this couple (Lili and Morrison) kiss for the first time, Lili goes into his bathroom and has flashbacks of her mother and realizes that she is not ready for a relationship. The film concludes that only with closure of her past, can she commit to a healthy relationship in the future.

Cast
Actor Role
Jennifer ElsterLilli Black
Gale HaroldMorrison Wiley
Alan SamulskiJohnny
Susan FloydLouise
Michael LaurenceCharles
Richard WilkinsonWill
Elizabeth Van MeterFlora
Mark MargolisGrandpa Black
Leslie LylesMrs. Wiley
Larry PineMr. Wiley

Reception

It competed in the narrative section of the IFP/Los Angeles Film Festival. The film continued to screen at film festivals nationally and internationally during 2003 and 2004.

In 2003, it won the Austin Film Festival Jury Award for Best Feature and in 2004, it won the Best High Definition Feature Film at the HD Fest.[1] It mostly has favorable reviews. The Los Angeles Times noted that "The images of 'Particle of Truth' are so sharp and cut so deep. It's as if its writer-producer-director Jennifer Elster made them with a scalpel.'[2] Other positive comments include "standout performances...its damn fine," and "NY indie airily pulls off what Hollywood mightily strives for--believable romantic comedy".[3]

Production notes

Viagra was misspelled intentionally for the film, this having to do with the cost of obtaining the right to use its name.[4]

DVD release

Particles of Truth was released on DVD in 2005.

References
  1. "Festivals". Archived from the original on 2007-07-01. Retrieved 2007-06-19. List of Film Festivals
  2. "The ultimate rock fan". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  3. "Reviews". Archived from the original on 2007-07-01. Retrieved 2007-06-19. Reviews
  4. Mentioned in the DVD commentary.
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