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Interview with Sarah Friedland & Kathleen Chalfant for Familiar Touch - presented at 2024 Venice Film Festival - Horizons programme. Interview conducted by Eric Lavallée for IONCINEMA.com. Note: There was over Apologies
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Timestamps:
00:06 - Yesterday was the world premiere, I want you to tell us about receiving the festival invite call and how was it watching your film with an audience for a first time?
03:21 - Could you talk about the intricate details we found in the visual roadmap for this film.
05:50 - I was thinking about the idea of gain and loss as interesting bedfellows - for the screenplay were you more red flag or green flag in terms of what you wanted to see in the film?
08:50 - You showcase moments of humor and intimacy in authentic way - how did you embed this in the writing?
12:11 (Kathleen Chalfant) - How did it feel to work on a location setting that is a different play field from some of your other credits?
15:30 (Kathleen Chalfant) Did Sarah push you to work outside the screenplay? What type of research did you use?
17:26 - Ruth has all access to her former functions and parts of her memory...did you develop a sort of pie chart to display these moments?
20:38 - I'm curious to see if your approach will be present for your future projects?
Credits:
Producers: Alexandra Byer, Sarah Friedland, Matthew Thurm
Executive producer: Marni E.J. Grossman
Director-screenwriter: Sarah Friedland
Cinematographer: Gabe C. Elder
Production designer: Stephanie Osin Cohen
Costume designer: Nan Zhou
Editors: Aacharee “Ohm” Ungsriwong, Kate Abernathy
Sound designer: Eli Cohn
Cast: Kathleen Chalfant, Carolyn Michelle, Andy McQueen, H. Jon Benjamin
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Interview with Sarah Friedland & Kathleen Chalfant for Familiar Touch - presented at 2024 Venice Film Festival - Horizons programme. Interview conducted by Eric Lavallée for IONCINEMA.com. Note: There was over Apologies
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Let us know what you think of Sarah Friedland's Familiar Touch - leave your comments below!
Timestamps:
00:06 - Yesterday was the world premiere, I want you to tell us about receiving the festival invite call and how was it watching your film with an audience for a first time?
03:21 - Could you talk about the intricate details we found in the visual roadmap for this film.
05:50 - I was thinking about the idea of gain and loss as interesting bedfellows - for the screenplay were you more red flag or green flag in terms of what you wanted to see in the film?
08:50 - You showcase moments of humor and intimacy in authentic way - how did you embed this in the writing?
12:11 (Kathleen Chalfant) - How did it feel to work on a location setting that is a different play field from some of your other credits?
15:30 (Kathleen Chalfant) Did Sarah push you to work outside the screenplay? What type of research did you use?
17:26 - Ruth has all access to her former functions and parts of her memory...did you develop a sort of pie chart to display these moments?
20:38 - I'm curious to see if your approach will be present for your future projects?
Credits:
Producers: Alexandra Byer, Sarah Friedland, Matthew Thurm
Executive producer: Marni E.J. Grossman
Director-screenwriter: Sarah Friedland
Cinematographer: Gabe C. Elder
Production designer: Stephanie Osin Cohen
Costume designer: Nan Zhou
Editors: Aacharee “Ohm” Ungsriwong, Kate Abernathy
Sound designer: Eli Cohn
Cast: Kathleen Chalfant, Carolyn Michelle, Andy McQueen, H. Jon Benjamin
CONNECT with IONCINEMA.com
Visit our website: ioncinema.com
Twitter: twitter.com/ioncinema
Facebook: facebook.com/ioncinema
Instagram: instagram.com/ioncinema
IONCINEMA.com is a media outlet featuring daily news, reviews and interviews in American indie, world cinema, documentary film & film festivals. Our motto: We heart subtitles!
