''Particles of Truth'' is a 2003 low-budget
independent film
An independent film, independent movie, indie film, or indie movie is a feature film or short film that is produced outside the major film studio system, in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies (or, i ...
directed, written by and starring
Jennifer Elster
Jennifer Elster is an American experimental artist, filmmaker, writer, photographer, musician, and performer. She is the founder of ''The Development'', a film and art studio based in New York City. She is best known for her performance artwork, ...
, with
Gale Harold
Gale Morgan Harold III (born July 10, 1969) is an American actor, known for his leading and recurring roles on '' Queer as Folk'', '' Deadwood'', ''Desperate Housewives'', ''Grey's Anatomy'', ''The Secret Circle'' and '' Defiance''. He also starre ...
. The film was released on July 26, 2005 by Hart Sharp Video. It premiered in the
Tribeca Film Festival
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in 2003.
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
Reception
It competed in the narrative section of the IFP/
Los Angeles Film Festival
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. The film continued to screen at film festivals nationally and internationally during 2003 and 2004.
In 2003, it won the
Austin Film Festival
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Jury Award for Best Feature and in 2004, it won the Best High Definition Feature Film at the
HD Fest. It mostly has favorable reviews. The ''
Los Angeles Times
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'' 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.' Other positive comments include "standout performances...its damn fine," and "NY indie airily pulls off what Hollywood mightily strives for--believable romantic comedy".
Production notes
Viagra
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was misspelled intentionally for the film, this having to do with the cost of obtaining the right to use its name.
[Mentioned in the DVD commentary.]
DVD release
''Particles of Truth'' was released on DVD in 2005.
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American independent films
2003 films
2003 drama films
2000s English-language films
2000s American films