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Reviews "A documentary as eloquent as its title." Kevin Thomas  "The strange journey of the mercurial—and promising—playwright Oakley Hall lll is one for the books. Bill Rose's beautiful and compelling documentary about Hall, The Loss of Nameless Things, is one of the highlight of this year's Cinequest." Richard Von Busack
"This is the proverbial American tragedy set against the backdrop of
theater, and it makes for a super documentary—thought-provoking,
fascinating and chilling. This marks producer/director Bill Rose's first
feature, and it's a great one." Mark Burger
"Bill Rose's marvelous, haunting documentary of the life of playwright Oakley Hall is far more prickly and unclassifiable than any scripted narrative, and thus infinitely more moving." Moira MacDonald
"Director Bill Rose scores a triumphant success with his first feature-length documentary" Steve Barnes "Bill Rose's engrossing, fine documentary The Loss of Nameless Things is one of the best glimpses into the redemptive power of art we've seen. Catch it if you can." Marc Savlov "This engrossing story is so fantastic that it almost seems unreal, but that
doesn't make it any less inspiring. Once again, it's proven that truth is
stranger than fiction." Eric Campos "What a story this film has to tell." Robert Horton "Think 'A Beautiful Mind' with sex appeal." IndieWire "A haunting, lyrical story that resonates and reverberates with the metaphorical power of great art."
The SC Independent "An inspiring and heart-wrenching documentary."
Savannah Morning News "JUST WHEN you think you've seen the festival's best documentary of the year (the award-winning "Born into Brothels"), along comes "The Loss of Nameless Things"...An epic story made with an incredible eye by Bill Rose. If there's such a thing as must-see cinema, this is it." Bill Varble "Like a fine piece of theatre, completely wrings our emotions out to dry and then lingers in the mind for days afterward." Birmingham Weekly "a great film ...completely absorbing and deeply haunting portrait of once promising playwright Oakely Hall lll. Look for it soon in theaters or on dvd." Chris Garcia "No SF DocFest selection is more moving, or more melancholy, than THE LOSS OF NAMELESS THINGS, Bill Rose's exploration of the life of playwright Oakley Hall lll." San Francisco Bay Guardian "Deeply moving, beautiful and haunting—an unforgettable first film." HOOP DREAMS Filmmaker Peter Gilbert "The Loss of Nameless things is terrific film, a suspenseful and very moving story of the two lives of a greatly talented, but then near-fatally damaged man of the theater... A suspenseful revelation of his rise and fall and resurrection. A rare story, extremely well told." William Kennedy "Anyone who has ever been associated with live theater must put The Loss of Nameless Things at the top of their must-see list." John Stackpole "The parallels between Hall's art and life are haunting, as though the artist envisioned the life he was about to lead before it happened. This is the stuff of Greek tragedy, of a wild Jack Kerouac figure transformed into Frankenstein monster, of selling one's soul to the devil. Rose connects the mortal man to the myths with superb artistry." Susan Tavernetti "Tragic and inspiring My favorite (Cleveland International) festival film…moved me in ways I can barely describe." Melinda J. Benson "Run don't walk to see The Loss of Nameless Things. Amazing story...Essential viewing." Birmingham City Paper Black and White "The clear-eyed tale of a playwright's misfortune...In the end we mourn the loss of his former self not because he was once a genius but because it is something that happens to everybody." City Paper, Washington, DC "The Loss of Nameless Things" is at once tragic and triumphant. The real story of writer Oakley Hall III's long struggle to create art again after a traumatic brain injury laments the loss of one person and celebrates the re-birth of another. He relates a compelling story for thousands of other people with brain injuries who are all too often ignored and disregarded in our society. Eric Makowski "An extraordinary documentary..." Bay Area Casting News |
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Articles Bill Rose set out to film Oakley Hall III's demise, but what he found was rebirth Jacob Adelman
A Theater's Broken Soul Steve Barnes A New Life Rises After The Fall Fred LaBrun Documentary Tribute to Power of Genius Bob Goepfert
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