As mentioned before, we shot a few scenes from the script for the Directors Lab which gave us the chance to work with two amazing actors: Amy French and Jeffrey Vincent Parise.
Beyond a versatile set of acting chops, Amy is a talented writer/director (look for her feature directing debut El Superstar: The Unlikely Rise of Juan Francés out this summer). We knew she could bring an ethereal depth to the role of Tamaran. Jeff, who is also a painter and director in his own right, played the role of mild-mannered Christopher. For Jeff, this role was a departure from many previous roles as criminals or off-the-wall, morally questionable characters.
There's nothing quite like hearing actors take the words you've written and say them out loud for the first time. Even though it was an exterior shoot on what seemed like the coldest night in LA in a long time, Amy and Jeff brought these characters to life and reminded me why I started all of this to begin with.
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