Filmmaker Billy Luther makes his narrative feature debut at SXSW on Saturday with “Frybead Face and Me,” executive produced by Taika Waititi. Inspired by his childhood, the film follows…
,” executive produced by Taika Waititi. Inspired by his childhood, the film follows a young boy, Benny , who has to spend the summer with his grandma on the reservation.
Still, it was incredibly important to Luther to cast Navajo actors , a process that was complicated by the COVID-19 pandemic. But, he eventually found his stars in Tallman and Hogan, who both make their acting debuts in the film.about casting via Zoom, his path to SXSW and the importance of Native representation in Hollywood.
Those are just little elements that you pull from, and so I pulled from a lot including my experience of going to the rez and being cut off with no electricity, running water and indoor plumbing. That was my childhood. Meanwhile, everyone’s back in San Diego, watching MTV and going to concerts. But as a kid, you don’t necessarily think about how lucky you are to be spending time with your relatives, you just want to get back.
We cast this during the peak of the pandemic, so it was over Zoom, and that was difficult in reading their screen chemistry. On Zoom, it’s not an actor’s friend, you need physical connection and you need to play off of someone, so that was a huge challenge. Charley ended up being the first person we cast. She read, and I felt ‘That’s Frybread.’ She was who I thought the character was.
The first time we all met, it was the three of us, and I put the script aside and just wanted to hang out and get to know them.What were those conversations like? Without revealing anything, there’s a great emotional scene with Benny in the kitchen — was that challenging to shoot?
Indonesia Berita Terbaru, Indonesia Berita utama
Similar News:Anda juga dapat membaca berita serupa dengan ini yang kami kumpulkan dari sumber berita lain.
‘Frybread Face & Me’ Director Billy Luther & EP Taika Waititi On SXSW Debut, Original Stories, ‘Star Wars,’ Savvy Audiences, & Expanding HorizonsEXCLUSIVE: “I’ve told stories about my community and stuff, but this is, this is my story,” declares Frybread Face and Me director Billy Luther of his Taika Waititi executive produced feature debut…
Baca lebih lajut »
Photographers and Artists, “Face to Face”A new exhibition at ICPhotog puts the charmed and charged phenomenon of the artist portrait on display, featuring contributions from the artist-filmmaker Tacita Dean and the photographers Brigitte Lacombe and Catherine Opie.
Baca lebih lajut »
A 'Luther' movie is now on Netflix - USA TODAYLuther is heading to the movies. USA TODAY film critic briantruitt speaks with idriselba as 'Luther: The Fallen Sun' hits Netflix:
Baca lebih lajut »
Can Luther beat James Bond? The Fallen Sun's creators weigh in on the debate | Digital TrendsWriter Neil Cross and director Jamie Payne talk about their Netflix movie Luther: The Fallen Sun and if Idris Elba's John Luther can beat James Bond in a fight.
Baca lebih lajut »
Luther Movie The Fallen Sun Heightens the Show's Entertainingly Preposterous CopagandaLutherTheFallenSun arrives on Netflix today; here’s AndalusianDoge’s review of the movie, which “feels like a transitional step between what the series was and the film franchise Netflix wants”
Baca lebih lajut »
Beatles documentary by Parma filmmaker to hit big screen at Cleveland International Film FestivalFilmmaker Todd Thompson will be previewing his new Beatles documentary at the Cleveland International Film Festival, according to a press release.
Baca lebih lajut »