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Never mind splashy screenings for the likes of Baby Mama and Speed Racer. Tribeca '08 will largely be a forum for the Little Films That Can. And many won't. Some projects may have the money for a reasonably slick marketing push; some won't have enough coin to fly the director's family out for the premiere. Regardless of the camp into which they fall, we thought it only fair to allow the people in charge of these films, the directors, to appeal to our readers themselves.
We posed the same five questions to every filmmaker accepted into the festival and offered them the chance to reply. Below are the responses we've received, virtually unedited. (We've made a few snips for clarity; that's it.)
Josh Seftel, director of War Inc.
1 Why should someone watch your movie, in 100 words or less? (Don't just paste in your marketing blurb. Persuade our readers.)
It's funny, dark, absurd, bizarre...and totally inspired by reality.
2 Without spoiling your plot, describe a scene in your film that audiences will love.
In the war scenes, we made explosions that were 60 feet high and 100 feet wide. Since our pyro expert's former employer was the Bulgarian mafia and his job was blowing up cars, he gave the production some added "authenticity." He claims no one was ever in the cars he blew up (wink, wink).
3 If your protagonist were an animal, what would he/she be and why?
No animals in this film. Oh, except for this scorpion:
4 What will surprise me about this movie?
No animals were hurt in the making of this film.
5 How would describe your filmmaking style or philosophy? How is that reflected in this project?
As someone who started out in documentary, and who has been to real war zones and other hot spots, it was exciting to work with this subject matter in a movie. War Inc. is filled with humor and darkness, two features I try to get into all my work. They just go well together.
