Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 16 minutes ago
After releasing their series Rational Creatures, a modern take on Persuasion, the creators look back at the process of recontextualizing the novel in the 21st century, and how they worked together as a team of female filmmakers spread across three countries. They’ll reflect on translating an introspective character like Anne Elliot to the screen, queering and gender-swapping characters, adding flashbacks to Ana and Fred’s (Anne and Wentworth’s) high school relationship, choosing to make the Elliot family the Elías family, and much more!
Watch the rest of the 2023 #virtualjanecon lineup here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMwGZNvZFhh74ZpQz--ual91jg4jl0siE
RATIONAL CREATURES - chart your own course, fall (back) in love. A modern story inspired by Jane Austen's PERSUASION. #RatCreatures #VirtualJaneCon
Created by Ayelen Barrios Ruiz Pagano, Hazel Jeffs, Jessamyn Leigh, and Anya Steiner.
Cast:
Kristina Pupo - Ana Elías
Peter Giessl - Fred Wentworth
Derek Quesada - Louis Musgrove
Gabriela Diaz - Marisol Musgrove-Elías
Benjamin Mills - Ben Wick
Leticia Julian - Charlie Musgrove-Elías
Cat McKay - Sophie Wentworth
Cooper Bohn - Elliot Williams
Stephanie Fongheiser - Henrietta Musgrove
Armando Reyes - Guillermo Elías
Riley Pupo - Russell
Ollie - Lady
Crew featured in behind the scenes footage:
Georgina Scouller
Twitter: twitter.com/rationalseries
Instagram: instagram.com/rationalseries
Facebook: facebook.com/rationalseries
Tumblr: rationalseries.tumblr.com
Music:
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, Movement I (Allegro), BWV 1049 Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Copyright © 2023 Rational Creatures. All rights reserved.
After releasing their series Rational Creatures, a modern take on Persuasion, the creators look back at the process of recontextualizing the novel in the 21st century, and how they worked together as a team of female filmmakers spread across three countries. They’ll reflect on translating an introspective character like Anne Elliot to the screen, queering and gender-swapping characters, adding flashbacks to Ana and Fred’s (Anne and Wentworth’s) high school relationship, choosing to make the Elliot family the Elías family, and much more!
Watch the rest of the 2023 #virtualjanecon lineup here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMwGZNvZFhh74ZpQz--ual91jg4jl0siE
RATIONAL CREATURES - chart your own course, fall (back) in love. A modern story inspired by Jane Austen's PERSUASION. #RatCreatures #VirtualJaneCon
Created by Ayelen Barrios Ruiz Pagano, Hazel Jeffs, Jessamyn Leigh, and Anya Steiner.
Cast:
Kristina Pupo - Ana Elías
Peter Giessl - Fred Wentworth
Derek Quesada - Louis Musgrove
Gabriela Diaz - Marisol Musgrove-Elías
Benjamin Mills - Ben Wick
Leticia Julian - Charlie Musgrove-Elías
Cat McKay - Sophie Wentworth
Cooper Bohn - Elliot Williams
Stephanie Fongheiser - Henrietta Musgrove
Armando Reyes - Guillermo Elías
Riley Pupo - Russell
Ollie - Lady
Crew featured in behind the scenes footage:
Georgina Scouller
Twitter: twitter.com/rationalseries
Instagram: instagram.com/rationalseries
Facebook: facebook.com/rationalseries
Tumblr: rationalseries.tumblr.com
Music:
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, Movement I (Allegro), BWV 1049 Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Copyright © 2023 Rational Creatures. All rights reserved.
