film festivals are great way for movie lovers to discover the next big director
lovers to discover the next big director
lovers to discover the next big director even before Hollywood does hi I’m
even before Hollywood does hi I’m
even before Hollywood does hi I’m Christine and we’re on watchmojo.com
Christine and we’re on watchmojo.com
Christine and we’re on watchmojo.com we’re at a mixing studio we’re going to
we’re at a mixing studio we’re going to
we’re at a mixing studio we’re going to be talking to one of these up-and-coming
be talking to one of these up-and-coming
be talking to one of these up-and-coming directors loora Toora loora you have a
directors loora Toora loora you have a
directors loora Toora loora you have a background in television how do you make
background in television how do you make
background in television how do you make the transition to writing and directing
the transition to writing and directing
the transition to writing and directing a fiction film for the longest time ever
a fiction film for the longest time ever
a fiction film for the longest time ever since I don’t know I can remember I’ve
since I don’t know I can remember I’ve
since I don’t know I can remember I’ve always wanted to write my own stories
always wanted to write my own stories
always wanted to write my own stories until I guess the story from a to Zed
until I guess the story from a to Zed
until I guess the story from a to Zed rather than I guess letting it happen on
rather than I guess letting it happen on
rather than I guess letting it happen on the screen like you do in documentaries
the screen like you do in documentaries
the screen like you do in documentaries your second short film my friend Anna is
your second short film my friend Anna is
your second short film my friend Anna is about anorexia what was your inspiration
about anorexia what was your inspiration
about anorexia what was your inspiration for writing and making this film my
for writing and making this film my
for writing and making this film my inspiration for my friend Anna is
inspiration for my friend Anna is
inspiration for my friend Anna is actually personal when I was a teenager
actually personal when I was a teenager
actually personal when I was a teenager unfortunately I guess like a lot of
unfortunately I guess like a lot of
unfortunately I guess like a lot of girls I had trouble with eating
girls I had trouble with eating
girls I had trouble with eating disorders and so by the time I was in my
disorders and so by the time I was in my
disorders and so by the time I was in my mid 30s I said you know what I in a
mid 30s I said you know what I in a
mid 30s I said you know what I in a write a story about how I felt when I
write a story about how I felt when I
write a story about how I felt when I was a teenage girl what I thought about
was a teenage girl what I thought about
was a teenage girl what I thought about what was going through my mind and to
what was going through my mind and to
what was going through my mind and to tell you the truth my dad when I wrote
tell you the truth my dad when I wrote
tell you the truth my dad when I wrote the story I had him read it and he said
the story I had him read it and he said
the story I had him read it and he said a beautiful story where did you get the
a beautiful story where did you get the
a beautiful story where did you get the inspiration from and I couldn’t say dad
inspiration from and I couldn’t say dad
inspiration from and I couldn’t say dad dad I live that and the weirdest thing
dad I live that and the weirdest thing
dad I live that and the weirdest thing is once that film came out so many women
is once that film came out so many women
is once that film came out so many women and young girls were saying oh my gosh
and young girls were saying oh my gosh
and young girls were saying oh my gosh that’s my story so you kind of also go
that’s my story so you kind of also go
that’s my story so you kind of also go oh really something that you think is so
oh really something that you think is so
oh really something that you think is so personal you’re telling everybody else’s
personal you’re telling everybody else’s
personal you’re telling everybody else’s story now your third film men in the
story now your third film men in the
story now your third film men in the family is in post-production I found it
family is in post-production I found it
family is in post-production I found it interesting that you used a South Asian
interesting that you used a South Asian
interesting that you used a South Asian family to tell the story without relying
family to tell the story without relying
family to tell the story without relying on any kind of stereotypes what was your
on any kind of stereotypes what was your
on any kind of stereotypes what was your inspiration for this film it deals with
inspiration for this film it deals with
inspiration for this film it deals with death in the family or the potential
death in the family or the potential
death in the family or the potential death of a family member i had read an
death of a family member i had read an
death of a family member i had read an article about a little girl who was
article about a little girl who was
article about a little girl who was trying to save her mother
trying to save her mother
trying to save her mother and before the leaves fell off the trees
and before the leaves fell off the trees
and before the leaves fell off the trees and that sparked my imagination and I
and that sparked my imagination and I
and that sparked my imagination and I thought you know what if it was someone
thought you know what if it was someone
thought you know what if it was someone who didn’t know anything about leaves
who didn’t know anything about leaves
who didn’t know anything about leaves falling off trees no I haven’t told him
falling off trees no I haven’t told him
falling off trees no I haven’t told him yet what the hell am I supposed to say
yet what the hell am I supposed to say
yet what the hell am I supposed to say he’s only 5 i’m no good with children
he’s only 5 i’m no good with children
he’s only 5 i’m no good with children the biggest thing when i’m writing a
the biggest thing when i’m writing a
the biggest thing when i’m writing a film or i’m directing a film is I want
film or i’m directing a film is I want
film or i’m directing a film is I want it to be real I mean I guess we can all
it to be real I mean I guess we can all
it to be real I mean I guess we can all say that but it really i really look for
say that but it really i really look for
say that but it really i really look for truism realism in my projects the
truism realism in my projects the
truism realism in my projects the dialogue the way people act everything I
dialogue the way people act everything I
dialogue the way people act everything I really like people to go yeah yeah I
really like people to go yeah yeah I
really like people to go yeah yeah I believe it
what advice would you have for FileMaker
what advice would you have for FileMaker just starting out you know what the best
just starting out you know what the best
just starting out you know what the best advice is don’t listen to anybody no I’m
advice is don’t listen to anybody no I’m
advice is don’t listen to anybody no I’m serious because a lot of people think I
serious because a lot of people think I
serious because a lot of people think I got to go to school I’ve got to do it
got to go to school I’ve got to do it
got to go to school I’ve got to do it this way honestly you have an idea you
this way honestly you have an idea you
this way honestly you have an idea you have a camera you want to write
have a camera you want to write
have a camera you want to write something you want to experiment go for
something you want to experiment go for
something you want to experiment go for it honestly that is the biggest advice
it honestly that is the biggest advice
it honestly that is the biggest advice don’t let anybody say you can’t do it
don’t let anybody say you can’t do it
don’t let anybody say you can’t do it just do it thank you so much for taking
just do it thank you so much for taking
just do it thank you so much for taking the time out today from your post
the time out today from your post
the time out today from your post production work Thank You Laura
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