Whilst waiting in the foyer of the Quayside Hotel, Brisbane, I noticed Richard from the previous nights Q&A – sucking down a banana smoothie, long black on the side. He tells me he’s mid-recovery from last night’s drinks with actor, Pacharo Mzembe (‘Summer Coda’ - Monty), but showing only the faintest signs of tiredness, Gray, launches into discussion on his very polished, debut feature. And with a film completely based on oranges…I thought it best first to ask why his smoothie isn’t citrus inspired.
“Well, I guess I have to say Orange, don’t I?” Gray jokes. He then appeals to the nearby waitress; “WHERE’S THE FRESH ORANGE JUICE?”
“It’s been such a cool thing to do. I mean, not only fourteen months ago the film wasn’t going to get made… then we just decided FUCK IT; we’ll go for it!
“I wanted to offer something that was a little bit different. I have made choices as a director, on the cinematography, music, and performance - the craft side of things is very important to me. Particularly in an Australian film, because it’s so hard to get people to even go and see the film. I’m really wary of wanting the film to be worth your ticket. Wanting people to see it on the big screen. The score, the songs, we’ve put a lot of work into the making the film a big screen experience.”
(To read any further you’ll have to see the full publication in ‘Scene Magazine’)
See the full trailer - SUMMER CODA
See the website for more details - www.summercoda.com
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