For Ellen

Five Questions with For Ellen Director So Yong Kim

Tomorrow Tribeca Film releases So Yong Kim’s latest feature, For Ellen. The following interview was originally published on the eve of the film’s Sundance Film Festival premiere. After winning over half a dozen festival prizes for her first two feature films, So Yong Kim has spent the last few years producing for her husband, Bradley Rust Gray (The Exploding Girl), and developing and writing her newest movie, For Ellen. Similar to her previous films, For Ellen’s narrative derives from Kim’s own experiences growing up. Brought together through the character of a young man traveling to see his daughter for the […]
by Alexandra Byer on Sep 6, 2012
PHOTO STREAM: SUNDANCE DIRECTORS, CAST, AND CREW

Celeste and Jesse Forever‘s Question & Answer Portion: Andy Samberg joked that it was finally nice to be acting in something where he “wasn’t rapping or wearing a bird suit.” Director Lee Toland Krieger. Elijah Wood’s co-stars cleared the stage, leaving him alone to answer a question regarding his influences for his gay character. Wood answered that most of the inspiration came from costume designer Julia Caston’s impeccable wardrobe choices. The End of Love‘s Question & Answer Portion: Director Mark Webber spoke about the process of making a film with his own son as the protagonist. The End of Love‘s […]
by Alexandra Byer on Jan 25, 2012
Five Questions with For Ellen Director So Yong Kim

After winning over half a dozen festival prizes for her first two feature films, So Yong Kim has spent the last few years producing for her husband, Bradley Rust Gray (The Exploding Girl), and developing and writing her newest movie, For Ellen. Similar to her previous films, For Ellen’s narrative derives from Kim’s own experiences growing up. Brought together through the character of a young man traveling to see his daughter for the first time, Kim’s personal style of filmmaking not only forces the audience to question their own decisions, but has also allowed the filmmaker a cathartic way […]
by Alexandra Byer on Jan 21, 2012
“FOR ELLEN” | writer-director, So Yung Kim

[PREMIERE SCREENING: Saturday, January 21, 5:30 pm –Library Center Theatre, Park City] I was lucky enough to fall into filmmaking. I tried other art forms like painting and performance, but there was something lacking. Then I helped my husband Brad make his first feature film. I found the experience inspiring and so I began to make my own films. With each film I have been learning, not just about filmmaking, but also about life and myself. I started to write For Ellen when I was filled with anxiety and doubts about being a decent parent, a loving partner, and a […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Jan 21, 2012

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