Zen Noir
IMDb ID: tt0407337 · Year: 2004 · Rating: 6.0 (389 votes)
Genres: Comedy · Drama · Mystery
A nameless 'noir' detective, still mourning the loss of his wife, investigates a mysterious death in a Buddhist temple, but his logical, left-brained crime-solving skills are useless in the intuitive, non-linear world of Zen.
Stars
Duane Sharp
Kim Chan
Debra Miller
Ezra Buzzington
Jennifer Siebel Newsom
Howard Fong
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Duane Sharp | Character: The Detective
Actor: Kim Chan | Character: The Master
Actor: Debra Miller | Character: Jane
Actor: Ezra Buzzington | Character: Ed
Actor: Jennifer Siebel Newsom | Character: Nora
Actor: Howard Fong | Character: The Dead Monk
[Directors Group]
Name: Marc Rosenbush | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Marc Rosenbush | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Kim Chan | Role: Producer
Name: Frank Crim | Role: Producer
Name: Giovanni Cuarez | Role: Producer
Name: Erika Gardner | Role: Producer
Name: Buffie Groves | Role: Producer
Name: Marc Halperin | Role: Producer
Name: Marla Lewin Halperin | Role: Producer
Name: Gay Hendricks | Role: Producer
Name: Kathlyn Hendricks | Role: Producer
Name: Monica Kim | Role: Producer
Name: Marc Rosenbush | Role: Producer
Name: John R. Saunders | Role: Producer
Name: Robert Toombs | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Steven Chesne | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Christopher Gosch | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Camden Toy | Role: Editor
[Production Design Group]
Name: Monica Kim | Role: Production Designer
[Makeup Department]
Name: Reyna Pecot | Role: Makeup Department
[Production Management]
Name: Camden Toy | Role: Production Manager
[Assistant Directors]
Name: Peter Porreca | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
[Sound Department]
Name: Kenny Klimak | Role: Sound Department
[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Paul Postal | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tim Sabatino | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mark Valinsky | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
[Production Department]
Name: Mark Valinsky | Role: Production Department
Trailers
IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407337/videogallery/
Release Schedule
United States: April 21, 2004 (Newport Beach International Film Festival)
United States: September 15, 2006 (San Francisco, California)
United States: September 22, 2006 (Los Angeles, California)
United States: November 14, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Awards
Winner | 2005 | Ashland Independent Film Festival | Gerald Hirschfeld A.S.C. Cinematography Award | Christopher Gosch, Zen Noir
Winner | 2005 | Washington DC Independent Film Festival | Grand Jury Award | Best Feature | Marc Rosenbush, Zen Noir
Winner | 2004 | Chicago Indiefest | Festival Prize | Best Actress | Debra Miller, Zen Noir
Winner | 2004 | Moondance International Film Festival | Sandcastle Award | Feature Films | Marc Rosenbush, Erika Gardner, Frank Crim, Zen Noir
Winner | 2004 | Rhode Island International Film Festival | Audience Award | Best Feature | Marc Rosenbush, Zen Noir
Nominee | 2006 | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | SLFCA Award | Most Original, Innovative or Creative Film | Zen Noir
Box Office
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