Normal is boring! Who wants to be normal and the same as everyone else? Movies are like that; we are so used to the same old same old, and it’s dull. How about something different? Like OBEX, here is a trailer.
Yes, it’s indie, so it’s a little cheap-looking, but I love the black and white and surreal look about it. OBEX stars Albert Birney, Callie Hernandez, Frank Mosley, and Dorothy the dog. Birney is the director and co-writes with Pete Ohs. The story is:
Conor Marsh’s secluded life is disrupted when he plays the OBEX game. His dog Sandy disappears, blurring reality and game. Conor enters the OBEX world to rescue Sandy, navigating its strange realms.
Indiewire described OBEX as Eraserhead meets The Legend of Zelda, and that comparison really appeals to me. I’ve already requested a screener. The rest is from the press release.
Set in 1987 and shot in monochrome, OBEX is a surreal lo-fi fantasy adventure with a cautionary tale about living life through a screen. The world premiere took place at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.
Conor Marsh lives a secluded life with his dog, Sandy, until one day he begins playing OBEX, a new, state-of-the-art computer game. When Sandy disappears, the line between reality and gaming blurs, and Conor must enter the world of OBEX to save her.
OBEX is a fantasy-adventure feature from the creative mind of Albert Birney, writer and director of Strawberry Mansion (2021). Co-written by Pete Ohs (Erupcja), it stars Birney alongside Callie Hernandez (Jethica) and Frank Mosley (Rent Free).
The score was recorded by Josh Dibb, founding member of experimental rock band Animal Collective.
OBEX will be on digital on the 2nd of March.
