Fast Color

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Julia Hart directs. Michael Fimognari behind the camera. Rob Simonsen scores. Martin Pensa cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in French, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Released 7 years ago.
• 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
• 3Directed by Julia Hart, shot by Michael Fimognari. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 4Original score by Rob Simonsen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 5Editor Martin Pensa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 6Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Saniyya Sidney and Lorraine Toussaint carry the top of the cast.
• 7Marketing tagline: "Set your power free.".
• 8IMDB entry: tt6418778 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 9Classified under 14 themes, including "supernatural", "telekinesis", "super power", "woman director".

The technical file

Cinematography

Michael Fimognari

Original score

Rob Simonsen

Editing

Martin Pensa

Production design

Gae S. Buckley

Costume design

Elizabeth Warn

Makeup / hair

Scott Spencer Miller

VFX supervisor

Robin Scott Graham

Runtime

102 min · 1h 42m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Box office

$76,916

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

PG-13

IMDB

Fast Color (2019) ↗

Rotten Tomatoes

83% 🍅 Fresh

Metacritic

64/100

IMDB rating

6.1/10 · 7,468 votes

MPAA

PG-13

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Stills · wallpapers

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Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  Fast Color Movie Trailer

  Trailer · Official

Community reviews

What people are saying

• Sierbahnn2026-09-14
  ★ 6/10

  While this movie is about supernatural things, it tries to be a relationship drama more than anything else. That works surprisingly well, but not quite all the way. The supernatural elements are not sufficiently laid out so that you can anticipate and build the tension around them and the story hinges on some pretty flimsy plot points in the end. It's a pretty movie and it is very well acted and directed and it's certainly not a bad time for anyone, but it isn't the grandest thing.

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Production companies

Who made it

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  LD Entertainment

  US

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  Codeblack Films

  US

• OR

  Original Headquarters

  US

Key crew

• Visual Effects CoordinatorFabienne DeMars
• Visual Effects SupervisorRobin Scott Graham
• Visual Effects SupervisorChris LeDoux
• Visual Effects EditorBrock Shekelton
• Visual Effects EditorSydney Allison
• Sound EditorChristopher Battaglia
• Sound EditorCody Skully
• Supervising Sound EditorFrank Gaeta
• Studio TeacherLois Yaroshefsky
• EditorMartin Pensa
• CastingMatthew Lessall
• Production DesignGae S. Buckley
• ProducerMickey Liddell
• ProducerPete Shilaimon
• ProducerJordan Horowitz
• Costume DesignElizabeth Warn
• Executive ProducerMichael Glassman
• Executive ProducerJennifer Monroe
• Executive ProducerAlison Semenza
• Key Hair StylistScott Spencer Miller
• Key Makeup ArtistSeven Jones Moore
• Makeup Department HeadShannon Thompson
• HairstylistAndreya Joseph

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• supernatural
• telekinesis
• super power
• woman director
• family legacy
• mother daughter relationship
• psychic powers
• intergenerational trauma
• search for identity
• emotional drama
• reconnection
• post-apocalyptic
• generational powers
• energy manipulation

Release history · US

When it landed

• Premiere2018-03-10· South by Southwest Film Festival
• Premiere2018-05-04· Chicago Critics Film Festival
• Theatrical2019-03-29PG-13

Also known as

International titles

• Fast ColourGB