Sundance Responses
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“Stories of Their Pain and Personal Struggle”: Director Paddy Breathnach | Viva
In every film, there is the story that you knew you were telling, the story the audience perceives. But there is always some other story, a secret story. It might be the result of your hidden motivations for making the film, or, instead, the result of themes that only became clear to you after you made the movie. It might be something very personal, or it might be a story you didn’t even know you were telling. What is your film’s secret story? In terms of hidden motivations or narratives I’d say if they are there they are woven deep […]
by Soheil Rezayazdi on Feb 1, 2016 -
“A Fantastical Perversion of Pregnancy”: Director Danny Perez | Antibirth
In every film, there is the story that you knew you were telling, the story the audience perceives. But there is always some other story, a secret story. It might be the result of your hidden motivations for making the film, or, instead, the result of themes that only became clear to you after you made the movie. It might be something very personal, or it might be a story you didn’t even know you were telling. What is your film’s secret story? It seemed to me that the story was centered around an outsider, someone who lived a destructive […]
by Soheil Rezayazdi on Feb 1, 2016 -
“The Limits of Love in Friendship”: Director Miles Joris-Peyrafitte | As You Are
In every film, there is the story that you knew you were telling, the story the audience perceives. But there is always some other story, a secret story. It might be the result of your hidden motivations for making the film, or, instead, the result of themes that only became clear to you after you made the movie. It might be something very personal, or it might be a story you didn’t even know you were telling. What is your film’s secret story? I think As You Are from the outside is obviously a story about friendship and love. Specifically […]
by Soheil Rezayazdi on Jan 31, 2016 -
“They Shared Their Vulnerabilities and Unfiltered Selves on Camera”: Director Clay Tweel | Gleason
In every film, there is the story that you knew you were telling, the story the audience perceives. But there is always some other story, a secret story. It might be the result of your hidden motivations for making the film, or, instead, the result of themes that only became clear to you after you made the movie. It might be something very personal, or it might be a story you didn’t even know you were telling. What is your film’s secret story? The making of this movie was a huge process of exploration for me. Steve had captured 1,300 […]
by Soheil Rezayazdi on Jan 31, 2016 -
“The Strength and Drive of Female Ambition”: Director Meera Menon | Equity
In every film, there is the story that you knew you were telling, the story the audience perceives. But there is always some other story, a secret story. It might be the result of your hidden motivations for making the film, or, instead, the result of themes that only became clear to you after you made the movie. It might be something very personal, or it might be a story you didn’t even know you were telling. What is your film’s secret story? With Equity, we were seeking to tell a story about the strength and drive of female ambition […]
by Soheil Rezayazdi on Jan 31, 2016 -
“Why Is This Film So Angry?”: Director J.T. Mollner | Outlaws and Angels
In every film, there is the story that you knew you were telling, the story the audience perceives. But there is always some other story, a secret story. It might be the result of your hidden motivations for making the film, or, instead, the result of themes that only became clear to you after you made the movie. It might be something very personal, or it might be a story you didn’t even know you were telling. What is your film’s secret story? On the surface, Outlaws is a family drama and well as revenge film with a female empowerment […]
by Soheil Rezayazdi on Jan 30, 2016 -
“A Beloved Charming Guy with a Dark Side”: Director Steven Caple Jr. | The Land
In every film, there is the story that you knew you were telling, the story the audience perceives. But there is always some other story, a secret story. It might be the result of your hidden motivations for making the film, or, instead, the result of themes that only became clear to you after you made the movie. It might be something very personal, or it might be a story you didn’t even know you were telling. What is your film’s secret story? On surface you see a film about four boys who are trying to escape their troubled circumstances, […]
by Soheil Rezayazdi on Jan 30, 2016 -
“Acceptance Remains Elusive for Gender Non-Conforming People”: Director Jason Benjamin | Suited
In every film, there is the story that you knew you were telling, the story the audience perceives. But there is always some other story, a secret story. It might be the result of your hidden motivations for making the film, or, instead, the result of themes that only became clear to you after you made the movie. It might be something very personal, or it might be a story you didn’t even know you were telling. What is your film’s secret story? When I first contacted Rae Tutera with the hope of making a documentary about Bindle and Keep, we […]
by Soheil Rezayazdi on Jan 30, 2016 -
“That Feeling of Director’s Guilt”: Director Diego Luna | Mr. Pig
In every film, there is the story that you knew you were telling, the story the audience perceives. But there is always some other story, a secret story. It might be the result of your hidden motivations for making the film, or, instead, the result of themes that only became clear to you after you made the movie. It might be something very personal, or it might be a story you didn’t even know you were telling. What is your film’s secret story? There are many secrets around this script and how the story was formed… I will take those […]
by Soheil Rezayazdi on Jan 29, 2016 -
“Why Not Just Try to Shoot an Entire Feature Film in Four Days?”: Director Andrew Hyland | The 4th
In every film, there is the story that you knew you were telling, the story the audience perceives. But there is always some other story, a secret story. It might be the result of your hidden motivations for making the film, or, instead, the result of themes that only became clear to you after you made the movie. It might be something very personal, or it might be a story you didn’t even know you were telling. What is your film’s secret story? The “secret story” of The 4th, without hopefully taking too much away from the audience’s own interpretation. […]
by Soheil Rezayazdi on Jan 29, 2016
