current work details
Company:
Shooting People
Website:
http://www.shootingpeople.org
Where I work:
I work for a company or organisation
personal info
Films I wish I had made:
There Will Be Blood, Shortbus, Fast Cheap and Out of Control, The Squid and the Whale, Together, Once Upon A Time In The West, The Lives of Others, Raising Victor Vargas, most great documentaries (recently - The King of Kong, Helvetica, Billy the Kid, Manda Bala. . . the list goes on)
I cried watching:
Any sappy film where animals get lost and have to find their way home despite nearly drowning and being chased by rabid wolves and large bears
I left the cinema during:
I can't leave DURING a film even if it's so bad it leaves me depressed for weeks
Directors I love:
Errol Morris, David Gordon Green, Lukas Moodysson, Werner Herzog, John Cameron Mitchell
Actors I admire:
Donald Sutherland (oh my god, have you seen him in Fellini's Cassanova? Unbelievable!), Peter Sarsgaard (he's so dreamy), Meryl Streep
My desert island discs:
You Are The Generation That Bought More Shoes and You Get What You Deserve
Books I have given my friends:
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Don't Let's Go to The Dogs Tonight, What A Carve Up, Foucault for Beginners (ha!)
My death row meal:
Haribo Sour Mix and Tattinger Champagne
The best thing I own:
My dad's old Super8 camera, a steely will in the face of insurmountable obstacles
More:
I love documentaries.
I love independent films.
I love short films.
I love making things and pulling things apart.
I love Meerkats.
I love cheese.
I love tequila, whisky, red wine and beer but not necessarily in that order because that would be bad.
I want a pair of moon boots and to live forever.