Sundance Film Festival

“FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO”

With more eye-catching docs coming out of Sundance in 2007 (Manda Bala (Send A Bullet), Crazy Love, My Kid Could Paint That, No End In Sight, War Dance, Zoo, ect.), Daniel Karslake‘s For The Bible Tells Me So was lost in the flurry, but this interesting look at how decades of religious anti-gay bias is based almost solely upon the misinterpretation of the Bible, the film should certainly be in the conversation as one of the best docs that came out of Sundance ’07. Hailed at festivals around the country and getting an impressive release through First Run Features, this […]
by Jason Guerrasio on Feb 18, 2008
Sundance, A Glance From the Inside

Last spring we took an exclusive look inside the Sundance Directors and Screenwriters Labs as filmmaker Braden King posted weekly stories about his experience with his project, Here, co-written by himself and Dani Valent. Now, he’s graciously given us an insight into what he took away from the Institute, including attending this year’s Festival, where he was involved in the New Frontier’s Multimedia Performance Events with The Story Is Still Asleep and Here was selected as the U.S. recipient of the 2008 Sundance / NHK International Filmmakers Award. “I haven’t fought much with the past, but I’ve fought plenty with […]
by Jason Guerrasio on Feb 8, 2008
CUT SHORT

We’ve once again asked Jamie Stuart to cover the Sundance Film Festival with his unique brand of filmmaking and create a short that encompasses the people he meets, his creative eye and basically whatever pops up in his head. This year’s film includes George A. Romero, Ellen Kuras, Stacy Peralta and strange text messages. Download the short here by right clicking and choosing Save Target or Save Link. (73M) Please visit Jamie’s site at www.mutinycompany.com.
by Jason Guerrasio on Jan 27, 2008
“FROZEN RIVER” writer-director, Courtney Hunt

Ten percent more money wouldn’t have made that big a difference, but 10 percent more preproduction time would have helped. Our funding showed up so late in the game that nothing could be nailed down until two weeks before we started shooting. Casting and location scouting was last minute. Luckily my producers and crew were intrepid so we just marched on. Rehearsal with actors was minimal. I met most of the people in the smaller roles for the first time on the day they arrived on the set. The only thing that saved us was the script. The time spent […]
by Jason Guerrasio on Jan 18, 2008
“ADVENTURES OF POWER” writer-director, Ari Gold

After 13 months of shooting in four states, a broken arm, lightning strikes, a once-in-a-generation power failure at our power-plant location (“stay here, you’re slightly more likely to survive if it explodes”), I should want at least 11 percent more money to make the movie, to deal with these contingencies, or else I’d be wise to force myself to write 99 percent less insanity into my script so I could make something simple. But since all that’s past, I’d say if I wished I had 10 percent more of something, it would be peace of mind. I wasted a huge […]
by Jason Guerrasio on Jan 18, 2008
“CHOKE” writer-director, Clark Gregg

It’s very tempting to go for the obvious answer and say money, since most of the elements that one would kill to have 10 percent more of could be had with a little more money. Money would be the universal gift card with which one could purchase delicious items like more shooting days or film stock or editing time. I’m still in post so even thinking of a card that could buy me more mix time or music licensing is getting me a little worked up. But money seems like an easy answer, so I’ll try to think outside the […]
by Jason Guerrasio on Jan 18, 2008
“ANYWHERE, U.S.A.” co-writer-director, Chusy (Anthony Haney-Jardine)

The question isn’t fair as it relates to my production. I don’t wish I had 10 percent more of anything. I deliberately set out to make a film without expectations. Expectations are what thwarted any creative impulse I’d had in the past. Instead I relied on whatever I found before me. It is no accident that our production company’s name is Found Films. From the get-go we knew we had severe limitations: intellectual, financial, technological and with regards to professional talent; so instead, we embraced those limitations, almost with glee. No interchangeable lenses? No problem. Let’s embrace the aesthetic and […]
by Jason Guerrasio on Jan 18, 2008
“A COMPLETE HISTORY OF MY SEXUAL FAILURES” co-writer-director, Chris Waitt

I made a documentary where I tried to interview my ex-girlfriends to find out why they dumped me. I wish 10 percent more of them had agreed to talk to me. In fact I wish 50 percent more had talked to me. But they didn’t. So for a couple of months I wandered ’round, scratched my head and tried to think of ways to persuade them. When I couldn’t persuade them I tried to come up with other things to film. As a result I think I ended up doing a lot of naval gazing, or in my case, a […]
by Jason Guerrasio on Jan 18, 2008
“MOMMA’S MAN” writer-director, Azazel Jacobs

I have been thinking about this question for a couple days now and I’m stumped. I’m really happy with Momma’s Man and I think extra cash, time… a bit extra of anything could have just fucked it up. Whatever limitations there were — and I had an enormous amount of freedom on this one — were helpful as far as I can see. Sorry if this wasn’t the answer you were looking for, but for me it’s the truth. [PREMIERE SCREENING: Friday, Jan. 18, 11:30 am — Library Center Theatre, Park City]
by Jason Guerrasio on Jan 18, 2008
“ASSASSINATION OF A HIGH SCHOOL PRESIDENT” director, Brett Simon

While filming Assassination there were times when the chatter of my thoughts and the cacophony of the set drowned out my instincts’ pleas. When this happened, the result was always the same: The movie and I would suffer. But when I listened, out came the gifts. I acknowledged this, I even wrote “INSTINCT” on my finger so I was reminded every time I typed, framed a shot, or gestured to an actor. But still there were times I forgot to listen.So please, make my instincts louder, or make me a better listener, and then I’ll have all the time and […]
by Jason Guerrasio on Jan 18, 2008

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