Riel Roch-Decter
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MEMORY
“You go see a movie,” says Riel Roch-Decter, “and there are 20 production companies listed at the head of the film. And none of those names mean anything.” Roch-Decter and fellow producer Sebastian Pardo are the heads of one new Los Angeles production company, and its name — MEMORY — is a quiet rebuke to the widget-making mentality that can creep into all but the most focused of moviemaking outfits. Indeed, in MEMORY’s early days, Roch-Decter and Pardo are producing bold films sharing a certain ineffable quality that lodges in your cranium. “We want to make films containing ideas that […]
by Vadim Rizov on Jul 25, 2016 -
“We Basically Had Pianos Falling the Whole Time”: The Creative Team of MA at the Venice International Film Festival
With Celia Rowlson-Hall’s bold and original MA opening today in New York at the IFC Center, with wider digital distribution next month, we’re reposting Taylor Hess’s interview with the writer/director/star and her collaborators out of Venice. Check the IFC site for screenings and Q&A moderators, who include, tonight at 8:30 PM, Lena Dunham. Barefoot on a sandy shore of the Mediterranean coast, I’m only mildly bothered by the luxury cruise ships obstructing the horizon. It’s an otherwise picturesque pre-dusk afternoon in Venice, and I’m focused mostly on keeping up with Celia Rowlson-Hall, who sets an intimidating pace as we walk […]
by Taylor Hess on Sep 30, 2015
