Alessandra Mesa (IG:@ale_mesa) and Ani Mesa (IG:@anamarimesa) are the stars of Erin Vassilopoulos’ debut feature Superior, a fascinating, fun, and suspenseful genre-blending exploration of identity. The three collaborated on a short of the same name six years earlier, and the feature functions almost like a sequel. In this episode they talk about the benefits of having the “real memories” of the short as a kind of backstory to use in the feature, how they made the anxiety of shooting on film work to their advantage, the interesting way Ani helped Alessandra (who co-wrote the script) take off the writer’s hat and put on the actor’s hat during production, how “world building” tangibly helps the acting process, why the mysterious elements shared by any two actors in a scene have even more useful potential when those two people are identical twins, plus much more.
Superior opens March 25th at BAM Rose Cinemas.
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Marc Turtletaub ”Carpe Diem”
Ger Duany ”Goodbye Julia”
Estefanía Fadul ”You Are Alive”
Luke Yankee ”Forgiveness Is A Gift You Give Yourself”
Ariana Sarfarazi ”How Interconnected We All Are”
Liz Carlson ”New York Stage and Film”
Matthew McLachlan ”Heart. Humor. Humanity.”
Kate Cohen ”Man’s Search for Meaning & Mastercourse Hollywood”
Joe Rosko Part 2 ”Work Harder. Be Nicer.”
Joe Rosko Part 1 ”Built for the Stage”
Bryce Pinkham Part 2 ”Laugh More. Worry Less.”
Bryce Pinkham Part 1 ”A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder”
Richard Maltby, Jr. Part 2 ”80% of life is showing up”
Richard Maltby, Jr. Part 1 ”Ain’t Misbehavin’ Miss Saigon & Baby”
Alan Menken Part 2 ”This is it. Enjoy it!”
Alan Menken Part 1 ”The Little Mermaid”
Lamar Richardson Part 2 ”Bet On Yourself”
Lamar Richardson Part 1 ”Death of a Salesman”
Eric Nelsen Part 2 ”Do What You Love. Love What You Do.”
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