The panel of directors introduces their pretentious A24 projects, including a film about a deep-voiced child and a musical based on a Walt Whitman poem that is actually just 'That's Amore'.
"My name is Timmy Wypall and I am the director of a movie called Husky"
"I have a movie, Crazy Rich Italians: The Musical"
Russell explains that her musical is based on a Walt Whitman poem that coincidentally contains the lyrics to 'That's Amore', leading to a discussion on A24's love for 'simple stories'.
"It talks about when the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie"
Timmy reveals that A24 took his lighthearted comedy about a deep-voiced kid and suggested the protagonist die in a fire in the third act, a choice he calls 'brave'.
"What if in the third act we had him, you know, die in a fire?"
The panel of directors introduce themselves and their pretentious A24-funded projects, ranging from a gritty trash-pile drama to an Italian musical based on Walt Whitman.
"My name is Timmy Wypal, and I am the director of a movie that I made about growing up in the Midwest, but having a deeper voice than all the other kids. It's called Husky."
"I'm Russell Mockintall. I have a movie, Crazy Rich Italians: The Musical."
Russell Mockentall explains that his musical is based on a Walt Whitman poem that apparently contains the lyrics to 'That's Amore,' written with his screenwriter Ryan Sheckler.
"A couple stanzas in, it talks about when the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie."
The Class of 2021 Emerging A24 Directors Roll Call
The panel of emerging A24 directors introduces themselves and their highly specific, often bizarre, indie film projects including 'Husky' and 'Crazy Rich Italians: The Musical'.
Fran Ford discusses the profound impact of learning the term 'lower third' at USC and how she uses tongue-in-cheek captioning as a sentient character in her films.