For the Plasma

For the Plasma is a 2014 American independent science fiction film directed by Bingham Bryant and Kyle Molzan.

For the Plasma
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Bingham Bryant Kyle Molzan
Written by	Bingham Bryant
Produced by	Andrew Adair Tyler Brodie Jake Perlin Kate West
Starring	Anabelle LeMieux Rosalie Lowe
Cinematography	Christopher Messina
Edited by	Bingham Bryant Kyle Molzan
Music by	Keiichi Suzuki
Production companies	Artists Public Domain Cochin Moon Productions
Distributed by	Factory 25
Release dates	June 21, 2014 (2014-06-21) (BAMcinemaFest) July 22, 2016 (2016-07-22) (VOD)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Synopsis

Two friends from days gone by, reconnect in an odd home by the sea. Although their occupation is to lookout for forest fires, Helen (Rosalie Lowe) has discovered her real job might be in analyzing the global financial market. Tensions arise when her new assistant, Charlie (Anabelle LeMieux), has issues finding meaning in their endeavors.

Cast

• Anabelle Lemieux as Charlie
• Rosalie Lowe as Helen
• Tom Lloyd
• James Han
• Ryohei Hoshi
• Erica Jennifer Hill

Reception

On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 59%, based on 17 reviews, with an average rating of 5.4/10.^[1] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 51 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[2]

Richard Brody of The New Yorker praised the cinematography and direction, saying: "The movie’s visual prose, aided by simple but fanciful camera work, has an original, giddy spin; Bryant and Molzan’s smooth and floaty direction sublimates the rocky landscape into something disturbingly ethereal."^[3]