The Loss of Nameless Things


1h 43m 2004

Brief Synopsis

In 1978, Oakley Hall III was a 28-year-old playwright with a reputation for brilliance and on the verge of national recognition. Hall was an enfant terrible in every sense, with not just a bright future but a great one. He had just completed work on his verse play Grinder's Stand, based on the myste

Film Details

Also Known As
Loss of Nameless Things
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2004

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 43m

Synopsis

In 1978, Oakley Hall III was a 28-year-old playwright with a reputation for brilliance and on the verge of national recognition. Hall was an enfant terrible in every sense, with not just a bright future but a great one. He had just completed work on his verse play Grinder's Stand, based on the mysterious death of Meriwether Lewis, when his life was violently interrupted by a mysterious fall from a bridge. He suffered horrific head injuries, was hospitalized nearly a year and incapacitated much longer. There was little thought of him ever using his brain again, let alone having an artistic life... until twenty-five years later, when a Northern California theater company received an NEA grant to produce the very play Hall was writing the night he fell.

Film Details

Also Known As
Loss of Nameless Things
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2004

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 43m

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Released in United States 2004

Released in United States on Video December 5, 2006

Released in United States June 2004

Released in United States 2004

Released in United States on Video December 5, 2006

Shown at SILVERDOCS:AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (World View) June 15-20, 2004.

Released in United States June 2004 (Shown at SILVERDOCS:AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (World View) June 15-20, 2004.)