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Your new movie Tribe
- in a few words, what's it about?
A retired college professor searches for a lost tribe of religious
fanatics that might be responsible for the death of a close friend.
What were your
sources of inspiration when writing
Tribe, and is the film
based on any particular real religious cult?
I had recently bought some vacant land near the border of Mexico and
spent months at a time living off grid in the mountains. The story of
Tribe came from a lot of time being alone and letting my imagination
run riot.
Do talk about Tribe's
approach to horror! Obviously there are many horror tropes
in the film, but I also wanted to explore some more surreal conventions in
an effort to reinforce the feeling of losing touch with reality. You've chosen the found footage
approach for Tribe - so
what are the advantages but maybe also challenges making a movie that way?
Found footage is a great economical approach to the genre. The hardest
part is always motivating where and why the camera is on. I thought it
would be fun to use that motivation to kind blow it all up. The camera
goes inside the mind and becomes a fever dream. At the end of the film we
break the genre convention to go completely internal and non-diagetic.
What can you tell us about
Tribe's cast, and why
exactly these people? Great team! Really committed to the
project. A few words about the shoot
as such, and the on-set atmosphere?
Most of the film was shot as a video diary which included a skeleton crew.
The finale was a larger studio shoot which was a blast with an amazing
crew headed up by cinematographer Blake Horn.
The $64-question, where can Tribe
be seen? After Grimmfest we are hoping to find a distributor and get a
streaming release date. Stay tuned J
Anything you can tell us about audience
and critical reception of Tribe?
Most of the TikTok and Instagram horror influencers seem to like the
film. But not many folks have really seen it yet.
Any future projects you'd like to share? I
have a sci-fi film in the works loosely based on the work of Clifford D. Simak.
Your main claim to fame is being the co-owner of the marketing
agency Buddha Jones - so do talk about that company for a bit, its history and the
philosophy behind it? As with most marketing agencies, sometime you’re asked to sell a film
beyond what it really delivers. That is certainly the case with horror
marketing. A lot of fear that is created in horror trailers is
manufactured by the teams outside the films. It’s hard to create fear and
dread in 2 minutes or even 30 seconds, so we had to rely on short form
skills to prop up those scares. After marketing horror for 20 years, it
made sense we should try our hand at our own content.
What made you want to
try your hands on directing eventually, and did you receive any kind of
formal education on the subject?
I went to film school and have always been a student of film. But the
idea of raising funds to create a big budget always seemed too stressful.
The video camera, IPhone, and online community has revolutionized
filmmaking and storytelling. There no excuse to not go out and tell your
story! What can you tell
us about your filmwork prior to
Tribe? Mostly short projects and documentaries
with my wife. How would you describe yourself as
a director? Loose and open J Filmmakers who inspire you?
Kubrick, Oren Peli, Coen brothers. Your favourite movies?
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My favorite horror film of the past 5 years is
Speak No Evil…
the DUTCH version! J
Your/your movie's
website, social media, whatever else?
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36719463/
https://www.youtube.com/@InSearchOfTribes
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