{"id":1363,"date":"2017-06-01T15:45:40","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T15:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commarts.pleather.us\/2017\/06\/01\/filmmaker-in-focus-series-crime\/"},"modified":"2017-06-01T15:45:40","modified_gmt":"2017-06-01T15:45:40","slug":"filmmaker-in-focus-series-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/2017\/06\/01\/filmmaker-in-focus-series-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"Filmmaker In Focus Series: Crime"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

Our next three films in our Filmmaker In Focus<\/strong> Series tell tales of danger, consequence, and risk. If you missed these standout movies at our film festival, all are available to watch now!<\/p>\n

In Ben Young<\/strong>‘s debut feature Hounds of Love<\/em> (SXSW 2017 North American Premiere, Narrative Spotlight), Vicki Maloney is randomly abducted from a suburban street by a disturbed couple and quickly realizes she must drive a wedge between them if she is to survive. Young is an award winning writer and director who began his career as a screen actor at the age of 12. He has since gone on to working in commercials, music videos, fashion, series television and short film. Hounds of Love<\/em> is currently playing in theaters.<\/p>\n

In the documentary Mommy Dead and Dearest<\/em> (SXSW 2017 World Premiere, Documentary Feature Competition) Erin Lee Carr<\/strong> enlightens us about Dee Dee Blanchard and her ailing, wheelchair-bound daughter, Gypsy Rose and the mystery that surrounds their relationship. Carr is currently directing a third true crime story for HBO<\/strong> with producer Andrew Rossi<\/strong> as well as writing a book commissioned by Random House. Mommy Dead and Dearest<\/em> is currently streaming on HBO.<\/p>\n

Small Crimes<\/em> (SXSW 2017 World Premiere, Narrative Spotlight) follows a disgraced former cop, fresh off a six-year prison sentence for attempted murder, who returns home looking for redemption but winds up trapped in the mess he left behind. Evan Katz<\/strong>‘s directorial debut Cheap Thrills<\/em> premiered at SXSW in 2013 where it won the Midnighter Audience award. Small Crimes<\/em> is currently streaming on Netflix<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Hounds of Love<\/h3>\n

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Q:<\/strong> Tell us a little about your film?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A:<\/strong> Hounds of Love is a psychological thriller exploring themes of control and codependence between a teenaged girl and a couple in their thirties who abduct her. It was shot in 20 days entirely on location in Western Australia over a period where the daily temperature was up to 107F.<\/p>\n

Q: <\/strong>What motivated you to tell this story?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A:<\/strong> My mother is a crime fiction writer and often gave me books on true crime she’d read for her own research. One of these was about women who commit murder and I found it fascinating how their motivations were very different from why men tend to kill. This was something I hadn’t seen explored on screen much, certainly never in Australia, so it got me thinking about how I could do it. In further research I discovered the very real and unfortunate phenomenon of couples who kill together. This to me was a concept I felt provide the footings for an interesting and disturbing character driven, psychological thriller that could be executed for a low budget. As a director who’s interest is primarily in character and performance this seemed like the perfect idea for me to develop.<\/p>\n

Q: Tell us a random fact?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A:<\/strong> I’m an Australian who grew up on a sheep farm about an hour away from where our film is set. I began my career as an actor at 12 then moved onto direct commercials, kids television, short film and music videos. While at film school I worked as a clown at kids birthday parties.<\/p>\n

Mommy Dead and Dearest<\/h3>\n

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Q:<\/strong> Tell us a little about your film?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A:<\/strong> Things are not always as they appear, especially in the case of Dee Dee and Gypsy Rose Blanchard. Child abuse, mental illness, and forbidden love converge in this mystery involving a mother and daughter who were thought to be living a fairy tale life that turned out to be a living nightmare.<\/p>\n

Q: <\/strong>What motivated you to tell this story?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A:<\/strong> I could not believe that this actually happened.<\/p>\n

Q: Tell us a random fact?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A:<\/strong> Well, I won the award for “Little Miss Irish Princess” in Hopkins, Minnesota in 1994 for doing a jig in front of city hall. Don’t worry, it was more of a Fargo thing than a Toddlers and Tiara moment. Now, I am obsessed with crime and the internet and I lucky enough for that to be my job.<\/p>\n

Small Crimes<\/h3>\n

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Q:<\/strong> Tell us a little about your film?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A:<\/strong> It’s a gonzo riff on the classic “Man Out of Prison” and “Search for Redemption” subgenres.<\/p>\n

Q: <\/strong>What motivated you to tell this story?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A:<\/strong> To some degree my interest in seeing how far I could get an audience to follow somebody who is so obviously the wrong character to root for – also a chance to comment a bit on the political and social climate in our country these days. For some reason, the truth seems to hold less and less value to us as a culture, and I’m fascinated\/horrified by what that says about us. I think the “hero” of Small Crimes (played beautifully by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau<\/strong>) is sort of a weird amalgamation of current politicians, and people that I know personally. There’s probably even a little bit of me in there.<\/p>\n

Q: Tell us a random fact?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A:<\/strong> I have the attention span of a flea, but can tell you the name of the most obscure death rock album I listened only once way back in High School, if asked. I literally can’t remember a five numeral code two seconds after I’ve been told, even with a gun to my head. Please don’t test this. Also, I’m obsessed with food, hip hop, and anything pulpy, dark, and funny.<\/p>\n

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