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The Benefits of Gusbandry
Logline: One woman, One man, a lot of weed, a little crying, and no sexual attraction whatsoever. Love is so gay.
Elevator Pitch:
Inspired by creator Alicia J. Rose’s real-life relationships with her own “gusbands” (a.k.a: gay best friends), “The Benefits of Gusbandry” follows serial relationship-killer Jackie Rosenblum and charming yet single River Manning as they navigate the modern world and find a new kind of significant otherness that unfolds over a seven-episode first season that covers dating, babies, parents and a few pot cookies, earning recognition from Best of Portland (Winner,...
In the meantime: Is this a project you’d want to see? Tell us in the comments.
The Benefits of Gusbandry
Logline: One woman, One man, a lot of weed, a little crying, and no sexual attraction whatsoever. Love is so gay.
Elevator Pitch:
Inspired by creator Alicia J. Rose’s real-life relationships with her own “gusbands” (a.k.a: gay best friends), “The Benefits of Gusbandry” follows serial relationship-killer Jackie Rosenblum and charming yet single River Manning as they navigate the modern world and find a new kind of significant otherness that unfolds over a seven-episode first season that covers dating, babies, parents and a few pot cookies, earning recognition from Best of Portland (Winner,...
- 11/30/2016
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Director Joseph Sims-Dennett and star Lindsay Farris.
Filmmaker Joseph Sims-Dennett describes his second feature, Observance, as "a surrealist horror art film".
Sims-Dennett and his friend and co-screenwriter Josh Zammit decided to make the film, which stars Lindsay Farris and John Jarratt, after leaving the same commercials agency.
The result is a film that's "a metaphor for the anxiety that Josh and I were feeling back when we lost our jobs".
"It's about about a character who feels as though there's this invisible force that's manipulating him and almost possessing him".
Observance was shot in eleven days, in the middle of a sweltering Sydney summer.
"It was such a mad shoot, and it did translate in the images", Sims-Dennett said..
The director also credits the sound design done by Brisbane company Wild Blue as intrumental in establishing the film's "sense of anxiety and dread".
The filmmaking team knew they wanted to take the film overseas first,...
Filmmaker Joseph Sims-Dennett describes his second feature, Observance, as "a surrealist horror art film".
Sims-Dennett and his friend and co-screenwriter Josh Zammit decided to make the film, which stars Lindsay Farris and John Jarratt, after leaving the same commercials agency.
The result is a film that's "a metaphor for the anxiety that Josh and I were feeling back when we lost our jobs".
"It's about about a character who feels as though there's this invisible force that's manipulating him and almost possessing him".
Observance was shot in eleven days, in the middle of a sweltering Sydney summer.
"It was such a mad shoot, and it did translate in the images", Sims-Dennett said..
The director also credits the sound design done by Brisbane company Wild Blue as intrumental in establishing the film's "sense of anxiety and dread".
The filmmaking team knew they wanted to take the film overseas first,...
- 3/9/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Joseph Sims-Dennett's feature Observance has been steadily building buzz since it premiered at Fantasia Film Festival last year.
The reception has been everything a young director in his 20's would want from a first film - only Observance isn't.
Way back in 2009, when Sims-Dennett was nineteen, he was a film student at Griffith in Queensland, working part time as a bookkeeper for Subway.
After "going and talking to some of our clients", the tyro filmmaker was able to assemble a budget of $100,000 for his first feature, Bad Behaviour.
After dropping out of film school, which the director found "too theory based", he moved to Sydney and worked for an ad company doing TVCs, shadowing directors on "massive shoots. You learn a lot in terms of how they compress shooting periods and knock things over really quickly".
At the agency, Sims Dennett also met Josh Zammit, the co-screenwriter of Observance.
The reception has been everything a young director in his 20's would want from a first film - only Observance isn't.
Way back in 2009, when Sims-Dennett was nineteen, he was a film student at Griffith in Queensland, working part time as a bookkeeper for Subway.
After "going and talking to some of our clients", the tyro filmmaker was able to assemble a budget of $100,000 for his first feature, Bad Behaviour.
After dropping out of film school, which the director found "too theory based", he moved to Sydney and worked for an ad company doing TVCs, shadowing directors on "massive shoots. You learn a lot in terms of how they compress shooting periods and knock things over really quickly".
At the agency, Sims Dennett also met Josh Zammit, the co-screenwriter of Observance.
- 3/8/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Joseph Sims-Dennett's feature Observance has been steadily building buzz since it premiered at Fantasia Film Festival last year.
The reception has been everything a young director in his 20's would want from a first film - only Observance isn't.
Way back in 2009, when Sims-Dennett was nineteen, he was a film student at Griffith in Queensland, working part time as a bookkeeper for Subway.
After "going and talking to some of our clients", the tyro filmmaker was able to assemble a budget of $100,000 for his first feature, Bad Behaviour.
After dropping out of film school, which the director found "too theory based", he moved to Sydney and worked for an ad company doing TVCs, shadowing directors on "massive shoots. You learn a lot in terms of how they compress shooting periods and knock things over really quickly".
At the agency, Sims Dennett also met Josh Zammit, the co-screenwriter of Observance.
The reception has been everything a young director in his 20's would want from a first film - only Observance isn't.
Way back in 2009, when Sims-Dennett was nineteen, he was a film student at Griffith in Queensland, working part time as a bookkeeper for Subway.
After "going and talking to some of our clients", the tyro filmmaker was able to assemble a budget of $100,000 for his first feature, Bad Behaviour.
After dropping out of film school, which the director found "too theory based", he moved to Sydney and worked for an ad company doing TVCs, shadowing directors on "massive shoots. You learn a lot in terms of how they compress shooting periods and knock things over really quickly".
At the agency, Sims Dennett also met Josh Zammit, the co-screenwriter of Observance.
- 3/8/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Chicago – The Chicago Film Fiesta is an ongoing showcase for independent and micro budget shorts and features, and they are presenting the film “Wild Blue” on Saturday, February 8th, 2014, at the Logan Theatre in Chicago. “Wild Blue” is a road picture, written and directed by Josh Hope.
Josh Hope graduated from Oklahoma State University in 2002, and after a stint working in TV production – which began in Chicago with The Jerry Springer Show – he formed his own production company in 2005, and produced his first short film, “Eugene and the Worm,” in 2007. “Wild Blue” is his first feature film, an arresting story about a foster child who becomes too old for the system, and is launched into the world. While working a dead-end job, he meets a girl and joins her road trip, which becomes the journey for the film.
Stills from the film ‘Wild Blue,’ directed by Josh Hope
Photo credit: www.
Josh Hope graduated from Oklahoma State University in 2002, and after a stint working in TV production – which began in Chicago with The Jerry Springer Show – he formed his own production company in 2005, and produced his first short film, “Eugene and the Worm,” in 2007. “Wild Blue” is his first feature film, an arresting story about a foster child who becomes too old for the system, and is launched into the world. While working a dead-end job, he meets a girl and joins her road trip, which becomes the journey for the film.
Stills from the film ‘Wild Blue,’ directed by Josh Hope
Photo credit: www.
- 2/7/2014
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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