Upstream Color

Upstream Color
Directed byShane Carruth
Written byShane Carruth
Produced by
Shane Carruth
Starring
CinematographyShane Carruth
Edited by
Music byShane Carruth
Production
company
ERBP
Distributed byERBP
VHX
Release dates
  • January 21, 2013 (2013-01-21) (Sundance)
  • April 5, 2013 (2013-04-05) (US)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$50,000–100,000
Box office$584,881

Upstream Color is a 2013 American experimental science fiction film written, directed, produced by and starring Shane Carruth. The film is the second feature directed by Carruth, following his 2004 debut Primer. It also stars Amy Seimetz, Andrew Sensenig and Thiago Martins.

In the film, the behaviors of two people are unwittingly affected by a complex parasite that has a three-stage life cycle.