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Empyrean Poster Arrives. Thomas Robert Lee‘s Empyrean (2015) movie poster arrives and quickly builds interest for the Canadian independent film. The poster arrives in anticipation for the film’s premiere at the Calgary International Film Festival in October. This is the kind of poster I adore. It’s simple, beautiful, and creates an inquisitive desire to delve deeper into the story […]...

Thomas Robert Lee's debut feature film Empyrean will have its world premiere at the Calgary International Film Festival on October 4th. The Calgary local has passed along the first poster from his first film. It is a simple design, taking a striking image from his film and not losing its effectiveness by clogging up the surroundings with busy text. Simple and effective. On the eve of his 30th birthday, William Fischer is forced to reevaluate himself following a near-death experience. His attempts at returning to life as he knew it are obstructed by a psychic awakening beyond comprehension. Reality crumbles as he journeys further into the depths of his consciousness, nearing a truth which suggests meaning. His growing disconnect from those around him is accentuated by...

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Thomas Robert Lee's debut feature film Empyrean has booked its first festival date at the Calgary International Film Festival and to celebrate we have the first trailer to share with you. The premiere screening will be a homecoming for the Calgary based filmmaker and we are very much looking forward to hearing about it afterwards. Filmed in black and white, this domestic drama appears to come with a sci-fi slant. There could also be a spiritual tinge to Lee's film as well as Empyrean, by its definition as a noun, is the highest part of Heaven, where God and the angels live, and as an adjective, belonging to or deriving from Heaven. Very curious of course. On the eve of his 30th birthday, William Fischer is forced...

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