<p>This week Nona and myself head out on a text based adventure to the land of <strong>Obex</strong></p><br><p>Set in 1987 and shot in monochrome,&nbsp;<strong><em>OBEX</em></strong>&nbsp;is a surreal lo-fi fantasy adventure with a cautionary tale about living life through a screen.&nbsp;The world premiere took place at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival where&nbsp;<strong>IndieWire</strong>&nbsp;called it “<em>Eraserhead meets The Legend of Zelda</em>.”</p><br><p><em>Conor Marsh lives a secluded life with his dog, Sandy, until one day he begins playing&nbsp;</em><strong><em>OBEX</em></strong><em>, a new, state-of-the-art computer game. When Sandy disappears, the line between reality and gaming blurs, and Conor must enter the world of&nbsp;</em><strong><em>OBEX</em></strong><em>&nbsp;to save her.</em></p><br><p><strong><em>OBEX</em></strong>&nbsp;is a fantasy-adventure feature from the creative-mind of&nbsp;<strong>Albert Birney</strong>; writer and director of&nbsp;<strong><em>Strawberry Mansion</em></strong>&nbsp;(2021).&nbsp;Co-written by&nbsp;<strong>Pete Ohs</strong>&nbsp;(<em>Erupcja</em>), it stars&nbsp;<strong>Birney&nbsp;</strong>alongside&nbsp;<strong>Callie Hernandez&nbsp;</strong>(<em>Jethica</em>) and&nbsp;<strong>Frank Mosley&nbsp;</strong>(<em>Rent Free</em>).</p><br><p>The score was recorded by&nbsp;<strong>Josh Dibb</strong>, founding member of experimental rock band&nbsp;<strong>Animal Collective</strong>.</p><br><p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/nonagoff.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NonaGoff</a> for Nona stuff</p><p><a href="http://totalcultzone.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>TotalCultZone.com</u></a> for the Total Cult Zine</p><p><a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>[email protected]</u></a> - To Direct message without that social media guff</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/TotalCultZonepresents" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patty Ron Buy me a coffee</a> get access to the super secret Total Cult Club, includes uncut episodes and occasional bonus pods with cats</p><br><p><br></p><p>Music;</p><p>Tatami: Midnight Drive</p><p>Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/tatami/midnight-drive</p><p>License code: I27A9WQID9MEZUKO</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>