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HOME, 30min,. USA Directed by Sue Schroeder, Adam Larsen Filmed in France and Poland, Larsen and Schroeder, alongside an international community of gifted artists – from Columbia, France, Germany, Israel, Poland and the US- seek to create connection, impact, and meaning through a visually rich and poetic experience of beauty and loss, tenderness and urgency, action and recognition, mirroring and magnifying light. The work is gentle and steadfast, sharing and protecting life and in its surest moments, revealing the “we”, instead of the “I”.
Get to know filmmaker Sue A. Schroeder:
What motivated you to make this film?
Adam Larsen and I have collaborated on a number of projects with one or the other of us taking the lead. For HOME, we chose to start with a “shared” idea, tied to our kindred artistic vision – beauty and nature. An urgency developed as the climate crisis raged on. Activating empathy in our viewers, a “felt” sense became all the more important – hence the personal stories and human figure within the film.
What were your initial reactions when watching the audience talking about your film in the feedback video?
Curiosity and amazement – how each viewer has their individual experience of the film and yet all are true.
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THE SUSCEPTIBLE, 4min., Canada Directed by Luis Dion-Dussault During a contract, a hitman is upset that his partner forgot his birthday.
VOID, 12min., Greece Directed by Ayman Al Aboud A man finds himself in a dark and unknown place. He’s completely surrounded by a black and endless void, as he tries to figure out the mystery of how he got there.
FEARLESS, 3min., Canada Directed by Kiara Kiki Evans In a world where the line between existence and nonexistence blurs, ‘Fearless’ follows the journey of a young nihilist confronting the darkest corners of human fear. As he grapples with the allure of nonexistence, he’s forced into a terrifying confrontation with his deepest fears, forcing him to confront the true essence of his humanity.
TILL DEATH DO US PART, 24min., USA Directed by Jacob Hamblin Desperate to marry the love of his life, an Undertaker’s apprentice digs up the grave of a mysteriously murdered bride in an attempt to rob her corpse of its ring.
WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD, 5min,. USA Directed by Grant M Varner In late 1900’s New Orleans, a man’s ailing daughter is losing her fight with an undisclosed illness. Our narrator “The Fiend”, succumbing to the injuries of a mysterious attack of his own, shows us the monsters which ravage the mind of the little girl’s father.
THE RED STONE, 23min., Mexico Directed by Jaime Jasso In Guadalajara, 1909, Carmen, an archaeologist, returns to investigate pre-Hispanic findings sent for the Independence Day anniversary. Amid political turmoil, she is tasked with restoring certain idols and objects, rumored to be cursed. Accompanied by Leonor, the housekeeper, Carmen explores the monumental house in search of answers. A grotesque specter, composed of human limbs, lurks in the shadows as Carmen discovers a special pre-Hispanic idol. The house becomes a terrifying stage where Carmen must decipher the mystery and survive this nightmare.
NEW YORK – APRIL 27: Actor Oliver Platt (R) and wife Camilla Platt attends the premiere of “Please Give” during the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center on April 27, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)
The only thing I wanted to do when I was a young naive kid was to become a New York stage actor. I thought that would be nirvana. I think of myself as an actor. If other people want to pigeonhole me, if they want to think of me as a big deal or a medium deal or a small deal, well, that’s up to them.
[on filming The Three Musketeers (1993)] That was a really fun shoot. We were in Vienna and all over Europe in these glamorous locations, and you were getting to be in The Three Musketeers. Riding around on horses with pipes and going wrenching-I got nothing bad to say.
[on his role in The Ice Harvest (2005)] That is one of my favourite characters that I’ve ever played in, of course, a typically completely under-watched movie. I was deeply in love with that character, this kind of lost, bumbling soul.
[on his role in Bulworth (1998)] That was a lot of fun. It was kind of a movie-making highlight for me, because Mr. Beatty invited me into his process in a very personal way. He was Warren Beatty, you know what I mean? I grew up watching his movies. It was a thrill. It was a lot of late nights and craziness, but I’m very glad to be in the movie. I love the role, and I love the movie.
It was such a fabulous role that I can’t be at all surprised, let alone upset, that people still mention it. We were very lucky to have 13 episodes in which to dramatize Evelyn Waugh’s novel, and one reason for the series’ impact is a combination of time, money and producing talent that was unique. I think it’s fair to say that you’ll never again have that length of time (we shot it over nearly two years) or that sort of budget to shoot a television series about one book. “Sebastian” was the part I wanted to play, having read the book, and though I was initially seen for the part of “Charles Ryder” – which Jeremy Irons played in the end – it was “Sebastian” that I was after, and luckily I got him! AA, regarding his role in Brideshead Revisited (1981).
Spouses Christian Hebel (April 30, 2015 – December 2020) (divorced, 2 children)
Adam Paul (May 24, 2003 – May 21, 2008) (divorced)
QUOTES:
See, that’s the thing: I’m not one of those actors who thinks, ‘God, I’ve got to improvise and make it my own.’ No, my first job as an actor is to take what’s written and make it work. And then, if they want me to improvise, I’ll do that.
Jeff Kinney is tall and has a great smile, but don’t be fooled, he’s as slick as they come. A real player. And how he came up with a book that appeals to kids ages 8-13 baffles me. He’s an unbelievably kind man with a great family. It’s funny, because when I was in college, all my professors said, ‘You should do comedy.’ And I was like, ‘No! No!’ But I was able to get my foot in the door through comedy. I’m so grateful to have the opportunity to do it.
I wanted to go to New York and be a stage actress, doing things like Chekhov. None of that happened, and then I went to L.A. and an agent said, ‘I think you belong in commercials and TV.’ So I did that and got some opportunities that I absolutely love.
