OBEX
90 MINUTES | FANTASY | 2025
Synopsis
Set in pre-internet 1987, Conor Marsh lives a secluded life with his dog Sandy, until the day he begins playing OBEX, a new, state-of-the-art computer game. When Sandy goes missing the line between reality and the game blurs, and Conor must embark on a mission to save her. OBEX creatively weaves together fantastic horror elements to embark on a nostalgic adventure through time and space, immersing audiences inside of a unique video game where a fairy, monster, TV-headed man, lovable dog, and swarms of cicadas collide in a strange and captivating narrative world.
Credits
DIRECTED BY: Albert Birney (STRAWBERRY MANSION)
PRODUCERS: Emma Hannaway (STRAWBERRY MANSION), Albert Birney (TUX AND FANNY), James Belfer (LIKE ME), Pete Ohs (JETHICA)
FEATURING: Albert Birney, Callie Hernandez, Frank Mosley
PRESS QUOTES
“‘Eraserhead’ Meets ‘The Legend of Zelda’ in a Black-and-White, Cicada-Plagued Sci-Fi Trip”
IndieWire
“(An) ingenious fantasy… feels opportune for the modern era.”
Variety
“An Otherworldly, Surreal Sci-Fi Journey David Lynch Would Be Proud Of”
Collider
“Movies about people getting sucked into video games have been around nearly as long as video games themselves, but none have had as much wondrous lo-fi charm as OBEX.”
IGN
“Like Lynch’s Eraserhead and Jarmusch’s Dead Man, this dark, surrealist comedy has its share of jaw-dropping grotesqueness and a mesmerizingly haunting atmosphere.”
Hammer to Nail
“A “Dungeons and Dragons”-coded adventure, and an ode to classic horror.”
RogertEbert.com
“One of the most disarming and inventive movies of the year.”
Horror Buzz