Anya (2019 film)
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| Anya | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jacob Akira Okada Carylanna Taylor |
| Written by | Carylanna Taylor Jacob Akira Okada |
| Produced by | Stacey Davis Jacob Akira Okada Roger Schwartz Carylanna Taylor |
| Starring | Ali Ahn Gil Perez-Abraham Motell Gyn Foster |
| Cinematography | Jacob Akira Okada |
| Edited by | Jacob Akira Okada Carylanna Taylor |
| Music by | Jon Irabagon |
Production company | First Encounter Productions |
| Distributed by | Giant Pictures |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Anya (stylized as ANYA) is a 2019 science fiction film directed by Jacob Akira Okada and Carylanna Taylor. It features Ali Ahn, Gil Perez-Abraham, and Motell Gyn Foster. The film follows a couple struggling with infertility issues as they discover some unique genetic traits related to an immigrant group from the fictional island of Narval.[1] Anya revolves around the topics of genetics and anthropology, director Carylanna Taylor has a background as an anthropologist[2] and Harvard researcher Ruth McCole served as scientific consultant.[3] The genetic lab scenes in the film were shot in the real Dr. Andreas Pfenning’s genetics lab at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.[4]
Critical reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Anya holds an approval rating of 93% based on 14 reviews, with an average rating of 6.60/10.[5]
External links
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- ^ Amsen, Eva (2019-05-31). "Science and Diversity In Film: Behind The Scenes Of ANYA". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Dixon, Jim (2019-12-19). "Jacob Akira Okada & Carlyanna Taylor Discuss The Future Of Families & ANYA". Film Inquiry. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Bernadskaya, Yelena (2019-03-14). "Interview with creators of 'ANYA,' a genetic mystery movie". AIPT. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Carnegie Mellon's Dr. Andreas Pfenning's Computational Bio Lab becomes "DR. SEYMOUR LIVINSTON'S" Evolutionary Genetics Lab". ANYA. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "ANYA". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
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