Resurrect Dead: The Mystery Of The Toynbee Tiles
Directed by Jon Foy
DIRECTING AWARD: DOCUMENTARY
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
2011
FULL FRAME
SILVERDOCS
HOTDOCS
US, 2011, 85 min, HDCam, BluRay
Strangeness is afoot. Most people don't notice the hundreds of cryptic tiled messages about resurrecting the dead that have been appearing in city streets over the past three decades. But Justin Duerr does.
"COMPELLING" — Andy Webster, The New York Times
Press
Roger Ebert, The Chicago Sun Times*** Confoundingly watchable.
Mark Olsen, The Los Angeles TimesMysterious, a little strange and a lot of fun
Eric Hynes, The Village VoiceAn uncommonly sensitive and layered portrait of outsider-dom
Benjamin Sutton, The L MagazineA surreal fable
Andrew Mack, Twitch.comThe bizarre, yet utterly hypnotic love child of David Lynch and Errol Morris [...] easily one of the most unique and satisfying documentaries of the year.
Sam Adams, Philadelphia InquirerA compelling web of circumstantial clues
Philadelphia WeeklyThoughful
Mark Bell, Film ThreatYou couldn't write a better mystery story than life did in this documentary
Eric Kohn, IndiewireEnjoyably cryptic
Anne Thompson, IndiewireOne of the surprise word-of-mouth hits at Sundance
John Lopez, Vanity FairFoy has painted a softer, heartfelt portrait of one eccentric in search of another.
Ray Pride, New City ChicagoThe forceful aspect of the filmmaking is the deft juggling of tense, of testimony and surmise and recreation.
Kim Voynar, Moviecitynews.comA dizzying black hole of conspiracy theory and misdirection.
Stephen Davis, College Movie ReviewThe life and journey of a man destined for an answer...nothing short of extraordinary
Steve Ramos, Box Office Magazinefascinating and wonderfully quirky...What Foy and his team discover is unbelievable...good storytelling and engaging subjects...(a) strange and unforgettable journey...(Foy) makes the most artful and persuasive introduction to North American arthouse audiences with Resurrect Dead. A subject like the Toynbee Tiles only comes along once in a lifetime...It's a crowd pleasing riddle in the vein of Exit Through The Gift Shop