Eye of God (film)

Eye of God
Film poster
Directed by	Tim Blake Nelson
Written by	Tim Blake Nelson
Based on	Eye of God by Tim Blake Nelson
Produced by	Wendy Ettinger Michael Nelson
Starring	Martha Plimpton Kevin Anderson Hal Holbrook Nick Stahl Richard Jenkins Margo Martindale Mary Kay Place
Cinematography	Russell Lee Fine
Edited by	Kate Sanford
Production company	Minnow Pictures
Distributed by	Castle Hill Productions[1]
Release dates	January 1997 (1997-01) (Sundance) October 17, 1997 (1997-10-17) (United States)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Eye of God is a 1997 crime drama film written and directed by Tim Blake Nelson and adapted from his stage play of the same name. It stars Martha Plimpton, Kevin Anderson, Nick Stahl, and Hal Holbrook. The film follows two plot lines which are revealed to be connected in a nonlinear narrative.

Nelson developed the script at the Sundance Institute’s Screenwriters and Directors Labs.^[2] The film won the American Independent Award at the Seattle International Film Festival in 1997 and the Bronze Award at the 1997 Tokyo International Film Festival. Nelson was nominated for the Someone to Watch Award at the 1998 Independent Spirit Awards and the Grand Jury Prize at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival. The movie was filmed in the areas of Skiatook, Perry, and Tulsa of Oklahoma in early 1996.