The Man from Earth: Holocene

2017 American film

The Man from Earth: Holocene

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Directed by| Richard Schenkman
Screenplay by| Richard Schenkman
Emerson Bixby
Story by| Richard Schenkman
Eric D. Wilkinson
Based on| Characters
by Jerome Bixby
Produced by| Richard Schenkman
Eric D. Wilkinson
Starring| David Lee Smith
William Katt
Vanessa Williams
Cinematography| Richard Vialet
Edited by| Bobby K. Richardson
Music by| Mark Hinton Stewart

Release dates

* 10 June 2017 (2017-06-10) (Dances with Films Festival)
* 16 January 2018 (2018-01-16) (online)

Running time

| 98 min.
Country| United States
Language| English

The Man from Earth: Holocene is a 2017 American science fiction drama film directed by Richard Schenkman and written by Richard Schenkman and Emerson Bixby, based on characters created by Bixby's father, science fiction writer Jerome Bixby. It is a sequel to the 2007 film The Man from Earth. David Lee Smith returns as the "John Oldman" character, the protagonist from the original film, although going by a different name.[1] The marketing of the film was notable for leveraging a full spectrum of both conventional and "pirate" channels to maximize visibility and distribution.[2]

## Plot

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The plot focuses on university professor John Oldman, now calling himself John Young, who is secretly a Cro-Magnon man (or Magdalenian caveman) who has survived for more than 14,000 years. However, despite all those years of immortality, John has found that he has begun to age and no longer heals as quickly as he used to. The reason implied is that he is linked somehow with the Holocene epoch ending. Meanwhile, four of his students have begun to suspect the truth about him and contact Art Jenkins, whose career fell apart after publishing a book about John's story.

## Cast

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* David Lee Smith as John Oldman/John Young
* William Katt as Dr. Art Jenkins
* Vanessa Williams as Carolyn
* Michael Dorn as Dr. Gil Parker
* Sterling Knight as Philip
* Brittany Curran as Tara
* Carlos Knight as Liko
* Akemi Look as Isabel
* John Billingsley as Harry

## Production

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In 2013, Schenkman expressed the motivations behind the production of the film:

> "People have been asking for this since the first movie became a viral phenomenon. Over the years, I've spent time developing this property with the ultimate goal to create a long-form series. I've had a lot of help from a number of really talented people, and stunning support from fans all over the world. It's been a long road, but now that we're about to start shooting, I could not be more excited."[1]

From 1 to 16 June 2016, principal photography for the film took place.[3] Editing was completed on 21 September 2016.[4] The producers have stated on Facebook that it could be the first in a series.[citation needed]

## Release and P2P distribution

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On 16 January 2018, the creators uploaded this film to The Pirate Bay for completely legal download.[2]

Other partners have included MovieSaints.com (effective as of 19 January 2018),[5] where fans were able to pay to see the film but would receive a full refund if they did not enjoy it.[6]

## References

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1. ^ a b McNary, Dave (2016-05-27). "Vanessa Williams, Sterling Knight Join 'Man From Earth' Sequel". Variety. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
2. ^ a b Andy (2018-01-16). "The Man from Earth Sequel 'Pirated' on The Pirate Bay – By Its Creators". torrentfreak.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
3. ^ "Jerome Bixby's The Man From Earth". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
4. ^ "Man From Earth". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
5. ^ "Man from Earth: Holocene". MovieSaints. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
6. ^ "Discover amazing movies from around the world. Get a refund if you don't like a film". MovieSaints. Retrieved 2018-01-31.

## External links

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* Official website
* The Man from Earth: Holocene at IMDb

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Films directed by Richard Schenkman

* The Pompatus of Love (1996)
* Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five (1998)
* October 22 (1998)
* A Diva's Christmas Carol (2000)
* And Then Came Love (2007)
* The Man from Earth (2007)
* Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies (2012)
* Mischief Night (2013)
* The Man from Earth: Holocene (2018)

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