Chris Tookey of the '' Daily Mail '' wrote , " With its cliched , counter-productive ideas of what makes an art-house movie deep — unintelligible plotting , ponderous pacing , poorly acted characters gazing vacantly into space , meaningless images of wildlife — it makes the average Terrence Malick film look like The Dam Busters . " At the 2013 Sundance Film Festival , '' Upstream Color '' received the Special Jury Award for Sound Design , which was shared by Carruth , Johnny Marshall , and Pete Horner . The Georgia Film Critics Association nominated '' Upstream Color '' for six awards , including Best Picture , Director , Actress , Original Screenplay , Cinematography and Score . In addition to her nomination for Best Actress , Amy Seimetz was also included in the Breakthrough Award category
2013 Sundance Film Festival
2013 Sundance Film Festival
Upstream Color