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What a truly profound presentation of love and compassion. I wish more filmmakers would take the risks to create something so deeply moving as Myth of Man. There's something very special with each of Jamin.and Kiowa's films; each seems to take place in a world just outside our own, and in those worlds they create something timeless and magical, calling our attention to the human side of humanity. The bonds that connect us. Hope. Trust in there being more good than bad. Kindness. Empathy. The holistic human experience. And they do it like no one else. It's a perfect example of masterful storytelling, and Jamin is truly one of the finest composers in film, this proves it. Thank you for making this film, Jamin and Kiowa. Please never stop.

This film leaves no cliche unturned and resembles a 2-hour pop video, endlessly emotionally repetitive so if you like going round in circles and watching the same scene of people floating about in a sepia tank full of floating bank notes a thousand times over, or the lead actress gazing beatifically upon a cast of moribund steam punks with zombified eyes while a relentlessly monotonous soundtrack pounds you into submission, this is the one for you! To the extent therefore that this ostensibly deep and meaningful but actually vapid and turgid work resembles a vision of hell, it is therefore a remarkable success!

We saw this film at a special screening in Nashville a few months ago at the Franklin Theater. This is a very mesmerizing piece of art and deserves to be seen!

I just read a really negative review on here saying this is some sort of right-wing, anti-vax, pro-Christian, wet dream and wanted to respond -as one of the most pro-vax, non-religious, left-leaning people you'll ever meet. That review is complete nonsense!

As with any art piece, there are about a million ways you can interpret anything. This movie isn't really political at all, at least not from a traditional ideology, and even if you DID want to put it in a political box, I'd say it is about non-conformity, rebellion, individuality, and acceptance - certainly not positions the US right believes in. Are there religious undertones? Maybe, if you are inclined to believe there are, you can find them. You can certainly find a "higher-power" but not a benevolent god one should worship

At it's core, this is an incredible achievement in both aesthetic beauty and sound. It is a touching story of survival and friendship in a world gone mad. And it's all done with no dialogue. It's a two hour long sensory journey that you've never seen anything like before and may never see again. I would 100% recommend it.

I really wish it had been released on more screens around the country because not seeing it on the big screen will most assuredly lessen the impact that it has on you. This is a work of art that deserves to be seen!

Absolutely beautiful film that is wonderful to look at and moving to consider. I don't often watch films more then once, but I look forward to experiencing this film a second time. Thank you to the director, writer and cast that made this charming and deeply meaningful movie possible. As I was watching I could not stop myself from thinking about the amount of time and work that had to go into this project. With all the lazy writing and storytelling that is common with many films today, this was a breath of fresh air. The telling of a story through glances, facial expression and body language drew one to concentrate even more on the characters and their own idiosyncrasies. I found myself lost with them and rooting for them with each struggle they attempted to overcome. Really wonderful and moving experience.

This review has to be oblique in order to serve the cause of the indefinable, because to describe this stellar work of art would be a disservice. Labeling and packaging this magic would tend to draw it from the celestial to the mundane terrestrial. The film makers have revealed a dimension heretofore never exposed, a reality every bit as tangible as that last dream you had. To label it a "fourth dimension" or something, again, would only diminish it. The Myth of Man is ineffably sublime and, paradoxically, worthy of enduring acknowledgment and dissertation. Similar to those things in life that are subject to change simply by being analyzed and/or defined. Like sex.

It brings tears to your eyes to watch such a brave film in our times... This is a recipe that should be followed more... If not the only recipe to make a movie... It comes from people who care... So the question is: Do you want to watch more films like that? With a true heart beat of their own? Show and share your love and support. I'll try to do so...

I 'm jealous of those who watched this stunning achievement in theatre... Congratulations to anyone involved... Magnificent film...

I'm gonna watch Jamin and Kiowa Winans previous films as well right now... I'm sure some treasures are about to be found...

My take. It's about disability and the loneliness and isolation that it can bring. How those with the inability to hear, can still feel the weight of those screaming loudest to be noticed.

It's also about the fear and stigma that it can bring.

Then my ultimate take is that it's about those people sticking together as one and being heard just that much more, but having to learn to trust those you may not have ever trusted.

It's an AMAZING movie. It's about pure emotional acting mixed with an even more amazing musical score.

It is most definitely not a movie for those who don't think deeply about the meaning of what they are watching, past the action heros' tagline and/or heaving chesticles.

It's art. Plain and simple. Interpret it how you wish.

Perfect 10? Off course not. Nothing is perfect. But it's as close as it gets. Absolutely moving and brilliant!

I would struggle to find the words to retell the story of Myth of Man but this is a film I will likely never forget. It is beautifully shot, the matt pastel colours are gorgeous and the music sublime. The lead actress is incredible - telling immensely moving chapters with just a furrow of her brow, a slight smile or a widening of her eyes - she is an incredible talent and I am sure she will go on to achieve marvelous things. The whole styling of this film pulls you in and keeps you amazed in scene after scene. I cannot recommend it highly enough and it's current score on IMDB of 5.5 is absolutely bewildering to me.

Jamin Winans does it again with an artistic and emotional new film dealing with the connection between God and created beings. The movie is two hours long but the time flies. The score by the director was perfect, the actors were great even in the no spoken dialogue context of the film. There are a lot of meaningful tidbits to discover in the film which I will leave to the watcher. It is well worth viewing and one can only hope Jamin Winans puts more films out for the world to enjoy.

I wont spoil the plot except to say the lead protagonist believes she received a message from her creator and the rest should be seen to be experienced.

I was drawn in by the music and atmosphere from the teaser trailer and when the full trailer came out, I was fully hooked. I was unable to see it in a theater, so I watched it online, and I was still blown away by it. This was one of the few movies I've seen where you just sit back and just experience it, like 2001 A Space Odyssey. The fact that there are no words, just adds to what's on the screen. I deal with PTSD, so the fact that this movie had nothing that triggered it was really appreciated. There are no jump scares or anything cheap along those lines. This is a movie for the ages. Watch it, and just sit back and enjoy the visual and aural ride.

I'm going to have to make it clear from the start that I cannot do this film justice in my review. I am not skilled enough as a writer to be able to describe it and it deserves better words than I can throw together in my ham-fisted way, so what I'll try and do is explain why I like this movie so much and why and if that sounds like something that appeals to you then please go see it yourself.

The reason it's so hard to describe is because the film makers have made their own world and that world is unfamiliar. It has a diesel punk aesthetic with ecchos of Fritz Lang's Metropolis or Dark City but it's not clear how it all works - there is no dialogue and it doesn't have exposition for the sake of understanding the film. What it has are characters - the people in the movie know what's going on and they are totally relatable.

They have hopes, fears, they go on a journey. We see them navaigate their world, try to change it, try to change each other and it's magical and I have never been so engrossed in a story in my life at a cinema.

We were lucky enough to have some time at the end for a Q&A with the film makers and lead actors and it felt like we could have been sat around a camp fire with them telling the story and they'd have begun as the light fades then we find ourselves cold, damp, the fire gone out and the sun rising at they finish theri tale but nobody would have noticed any of those things... the story is just so captivating.

Will you like it? I don't know. I think people who are used to graphic novels will connect with it easier (I'm not a comic fan myself, but I appreciate how emotionally connecting an artform it is). Check out the trailer. Take a risk - it may be one of the most captivating films you ever see.

I was lucky to be able to get tickets to a premeire showing in TN, and loved this.

It was quite an accomplishment for everyone involved, from acting to writing to Jamin's awesome score and Kiowa's great costuming. It was quite epic and I look forward to a wider release so I can see it again.

Listening to Jamin and Kiowa describe the journey to gettiing this to the release point was also quite interesting (there was a Q&A after the show), and it shows the incredible dedication they have to their art. I was a fan of theirs from The Frame, which is one of my favorite movies, but honestly, this one is even better than I expected.

I just hope they keep putting out this quality level, because we are better for it.

Edit: I just wanted to add my admiration for the actors as well, they played thier characters so well, I knew exactly what they were saying, without saying a thing. See this when you get the chance, I'm sure you'll agree,

The amount of creativity and effort that appears on screen is dazzling. Having been a big fan of the unorthodox storytelling and cool visuals of "Ink," I was very excited when I saw the trailer for this; however, I wasn't without reservations. Plenty of cool-looking films have turned out to be self-indulgent messes. I got a chance to attend a screening with some friends who were unaware of the Winans' other films and we were all blown away. While the film took a bit for me to become accustomed to its language, since it is entirely without dialogue/written word *and* is set within a sci-fi/fantasy world with its own rules, within 15 minutes I felt I was easily grasping most of what was occurring. Many elements of the world are presented without explanation, but the context clues lead me to so many a-ha moments that it feels like a lovingly-crafted puzzle. All aspects of design were very cool, in my opinion, as were the effects. The way the music/sound was integrated into the story worked well also. I was made to laugh and to cry at various moments, and I thought the ending was perfect. I can't wait to see it again, and I hope it is very successful. We could use more movies with such ambition and craftsmanship.

I had the honor and absolute pleasure of seeing "Myth of Man" at a theatre in Los Angeles while it was on its North American premiere tour a few days back in December. How I came across this gorgeous art-piece of a movie is an interesting story. A teaser for the movie hit Facebook and Instagram back in September and I was instantly intrigued. Later in October the official trailer dropped along with premiere dates. I saw a sole Los Angeles date and something told me I just HAD to see it so I bought tix for me and the wifey as soon as I could.

Up until then I was totally unaware of Director Jamin Winans' work. An Internet search led me to "Ink", which I saw to familiarize myself. I quickly threw myself into that movie which was made on only $250,000, and had flashes of greatness all throughout; greatness which comes into full fruition with "Myth of Man". After seeing "Ink", I was definitely intrigued.

Before I talk about the movie, I must say that Jamin Winans and his wife Kiowa are absolutely two of the nicest, down to earth, personable and *real* people you are ever going to meet! We were the first ones to check into the movie theatre for the showing and they both came up and introduced themselves and recognized me from some of my Facebook comments on the movie's site. We chatted both before the rest of the moviegoers arrived and after the Q&A session and they seemed genuinely thrilled to show their work and connect with fans. I learned that the film took 3 months to shoot and over 3 years to finish post-production due to Jamin and Kiowa doing all of the 3500 VFX sequences the movie featured BY THEMSELVES! Not only that, they also sold their house and moved to a family farm in Kentucky where they converted an entire barn into a green-screen studio. Talk about dedication!

About the movie...The husband-and-wife team drop the viewer into a wondrous alternate world that is so similar to our own and yet so very different. The world the movie takes place in has elements of 1920's - 1950's noir; with dollops of steampunk, magical realism and bits of Bioshock Infinite thrown in for good measure. It has its own styles of architecture (often gravity defying!), its own unique physics and its own religion and mythology. In many ways, the Winans' have made this world into its own character in the movie.

The movie centers around 4 main characters. Ella (played by Austrian actress Laura Rauch) is a talented artist who is gentle, loving soul. An eternal optimist who sees magic and possibilities everywhere. Seeg (played by Anthony Nuccio) is described as an "art terrorist", an artistic soul with a gruff exterior. Boxback (played by fellow Austrian actor Martin Angerbauer) is a bully and a thug with the ability to amplify his voice as a weapon. Finally there is Caley (played by newcomer Ian Hinton) who is a pickpocket and thief with a heart of gold; and, incidentally, winds up stealing almost every scene he's in with his playful manner and infectious grin.

Only a minor spoiler is that this is a "silent" movie. There *are* sounds, sound effects and music. However, there is no spoken dialogue in the movie at all. The reason for this is made known early in the movie: the main character Ella is deaf and mute, and the sounds (or lack thereof) are filtered through her and her perception of the world. Whereas it might be a big ask to expect the viewer to sit through a silent movie, simply know that this movie packs an enormous artistic and emotional punch without a single word needing to be said.

The story centers on Ella's insistence that she has received a message from the divine...from her creator; and this is where the movie's title comes into play. There is a creation myth which the people of this alternate world believes in which heavily comes into play in Ella's motivations. The creator is believed to be represented by a divine comet that speeds through sky every day during this world's very brief night. The creation myth extolls that the creator's children can make contact with the divine by singing the correct song to it, and Ella spends most of the movie trying to collect enough songs of the people to attempt to make contact.

This is, of course, an over-simplification of the plot but I don't want to spoil anything. What I will say is this.

This is one of the best movies I have seen in a long, long while. There are so many details in the world the Winans' have created. You can easily lose yourself trying to figure out how things work in this world! The movie answers many questions, but leaves SO MANY MORE open for interpretation. The same goes with each of the main characters. You think you know each one at first blush, but wind up learning so much more as the story progresses.

Anyone who is familiar with Jamin Winans' other works also knows the importance of music in his movies, and the same is true in "Myth of Man". Mr. Winans often composes the score to his movies as he's writing them; thus the music itself often becomes a movie character, making each scene more emotionally impactful.

I'll be honest, I spent most of my time watching this movie with my mouth slightly open and in awe trying to take all the details in. There is so much to see, hear and feel in this movie and yet none of it is overwhelming. I was swept along the story and when it was over I hear myself audibly saying "Oh my god..!" at the end. This is a story about love, loss, religion (small r) and...most importantly...human connection. It's a movie you will want to see multiple times to see what you may have missed the last time.

In short, Jamin and Kiowa Winans have created a masterpiece of a movie that reminds us of why we love to go to the movies. To sit in a darkened theater for a couple hours and be completely spellbound by a story and experience that will linger in your mind long after the end credits roll.

This film swims in the same waters as "City of Lost Children", "Brazil", and Chaplin's "The Kid." The visuals and invention are stunning - a world of brass fixtures, steam-powered dreams, and impossible architecture that defies gravity itself. The steampunk aesthetic extends beyond mere set dressing into the very fabric of the storytelling, where each mechanical marvel serves a narrative purpose. But it's the actors who really make this thing fly, bringing subtle humanity to even the most fantastical sequences. The lead performances in particular find that delicate balance between whimsy and emotional truth, grounding the film's flights of fancy in genuine human experience. Full of heart and creative to the nth degree, "Myth of Man" proves there's still room for films that take bold risks while remaining emotionally resonant. The director's vision never wavers, crafting a unique cinematic language that speaks to both the imagination and the soul. A rare gem - I'm excited to see how audiences receive this boldly original work.

A silent movie about the divine connection of music, the human soul & our creator. Who would have thought this could be done.. A movie about robotic cyborgs that has an anti-transhuman message..Again, Who would have thought that was possible.. This one had me wondering right until the end.. Yes, this world is a prison & when God calls us home its not a sentence, its a reward.. For those who have no clue about our connection to eternity & our eternal father, this movie will probably make little sense.. but for those who love scifi, steampunk but remain grounded in faith, this movie will keep on giving..

I had the privilege to see this in London. I was absolutely blown away by it. It was beautiful, moving, funny, sad.. I ran the whole gamut of emotions. Brilliant! My normal sesquipedalian loquaciousness fails me as I fail to grasp the words to give this visual feast the description it deserves! However I shall do my best.

Firstly, it's a dialogue free movie. It's not a silent movie,there's lots of sounds and music, some of it diegetic. The music itself should be billed as one of the stars as it does so much work. It's a major part of why this movie works so well.

Of course the heavy lifting is done by the cast. Without dialogue you're relying on their facial expressions and movements to convey their inner thoughts. The lead heroine was fantastic. But the other main characters aren't just window dressing. They all bring a lot to the finished product.

The story is... well, it defies description. To even attempt to would do it a grave disservice. It's a work of art that needs to be experienced for the viewer to make their own opinions. Interpretation of the movie isn't strongly defined. It's up to the viewers to make up their own minds about the narrative.

It has got a real steampunk vibe..sorry "DieselPunk" as I was reliably informed by the director. At times I got both Jacques Tati and Gaiman/Burton vibes. At times it reminded me of Mirrormask but it's a creature born of a unique birth. It's unique and stands on its own two feet.

If you like thought provoking, artistic, moving and creative movies you might like this. It's a breath of fresh air from the usual cookie cutter junk food action movies. It's slower but every second is a mouthful to savour.

No matter how many words I pour out, I can't fully express my experience with Myth of Man. This truly spectacular film captivated me from the opening scene. Its dialog-free universe is a dazzling carnival for the senses, woven together by masterful music, immersive sound effects, and rich audio details. To truly appreciate its brilliance, see it on a large screen with a stellar sound system. I'm deeply grateful and genuinely thankful for this one-of-a-kind cinematic journey that left me in awe. I highly suggest seeing this movie on as big of a screen as possible as well as high quality speakers for the audio experience!

Well, I must say, Its been a while since I saw a movie worth watching.

I honestly could not take my eyes off the screen for two hours!

Visuals were spectacular! A mesmerizing Steampunk world with interesting characters and a captivating soundtrack.

The visuals, story and the soundtrack draw out emotions and shows you the different sides of each character.

Every detail of the story is a metaphor. Had My wife and I discussing the plot and details for hours! There is definitely A LOT left to personal interpretation.

I am baffled at how little publicity this movie has received! All I can say is hats off to the writer and producer of this wonderful film.

I've Been Huge Fan Of 'Ink' & 'The Frame' And Now Comes This Lovely Gem From Masterminds : Jamin & Kiowa Winans , These Two Amazing Geniuses Truly Appreciate Cinema ! I Mean They Sold Their House Just To Be Able To Fund This Beautiful Movie !!! Wow I Don't Know How To Compensate Their Efforts And Last But Not Least, They Work On This True Work Of Art For Almost 3 Years Just To Complete The VFX Of The Movie ,Then They Moved To Their Family Farm And Turned A Barn Into The Green Screen Studio ! Thank You So Much Jamin & Kiowa For Your Creativity , Passion , Talent And Hardwork ,I've Been Waiting For Your Return. You Have My Highest Gratitude.

This is not an action movie. Whoever decided to put it in this category did it a great disservice, and I think that's one of the reasons for such mixed reviews.

If you're looking for something loaded with fight scenes and car chases look somewhere else. Not that there's anything wrong with them, I love them too, this just isn't that movie.

What this is, is a movie filled with emotion. A story about faith, life and death, about helping others, especially the less fortunate while facing your own mortality. A movie filled with symbolism that will move you and force you to think about what it all means.

I absolutely loved this movie. I've watched it twice already and I'm sure I'll be watching it many times over.