who’s that yeah where did the idea for shelter come from personally I grew up
shelter come from personally I grew up
shelter come from personally I grew up in Colorado and I was home on this lake
in Colorado and I was home on this lake
in Colorado and I was home on this lake and I was watching these two guys throw
and I was watching these two guys throw
and I was watching these two guys throw a frisbee back and forth to each other
a frisbee back and forth to each other
a frisbee back and forth to each other as you can see – you’re gonna play
as you can see – you’re gonna play
as you can see – you’re gonna play you’re just gonna sit here and talk shit
you’re just gonna sit here and talk shit
you’re just gonna sit here and talk shit about Rob that is what turned into them
about Rob that is what turned into them
about Rob that is what turned into them surfing and being out in the ocean and
surfing and being out in the ocean and
surfing and being out in the ocean and really opening it up to a world where
really opening it up to a world where
really opening it up to a world where guys can meet outside and be doing those
guys can meet outside and be doing those
guys can meet outside and be doing those sort of things and not in bars or
sort of things and not in bars or
sort of things and not in bars or nightclubs which is traditionally more
nightclubs which is traditionally more
nightclubs which is traditionally more of what we see so hey I’m your host
of what we see so hey I’m your host
of what we see so hey I’m your host Leila
Leila
Leila today on watchmojo.com filmmaker Jonah
today on watchmojo.com filmmaker Jonah
today on watchmojo.com filmmaker Jonah Markowitz tells us about his
Markowitz tells us about his
Markowitz tells us about his award-winning feature film shelter
can you tell me a bit about how you
can you tell me a bit about how you would describe this experience as your
would describe this experience as your
would describe this experience as your first feature debut as a director sure
first feature debut as a director sure
first feature debut as a director sure I’ve worked primarily as an art director
I’ve worked primarily as an art director
I’ve worked primarily as an art director for the past six years on studio films
for the past six years on studio films
for the past six years on studio films and independent films and I had written
and independent films and I had written
and independent films and I had written the script about four years ago very
the script about four years ago very
the script about four years ago very rigorous and I was at a film festival
rigorous and I was at a film festival
rigorous and I was at a film festival for a film that I had done previously
for a film that I had done previously
for a film that I had done previously and our producer came up to me and said
and our producer came up to me and said
and our producer came up to me and said I’ve heard you have this great script
I’ve heard you have this great script
I’ve heard you have this great script and I have this company that’s
and I have this company that’s
and I have this company that’s interested in possibly financing it and
interested in possibly financing it and
interested in possibly financing it and I said shelter she said yeah go meet
I said shelter she said yeah go meet
I said shelter she said yeah go meet them and I said yeah I think I’ll have
them and I said yeah I think I’ll have
them and I said yeah I think I’ll have to read it again first but I could pull
to read it again first but I could pull
to read it again first but I could pull it out of the drawer and a lot of the
it out of the drawer and a lot of the
it out of the drawer and a lot of the people that I work with on the other
people that I work with on the other
people that I work with on the other films came on board and helped me and we
films came on board and helped me and we
films came on board and helped me and we shot the whole film in like three weeks
shot the whole film in like three weeks
shot the whole film in like three weeks been playing festivals students have
been playing festivals students have
been playing festivals students have been in about 15 Buster walls and it’s
been in about 15 Buster walls and it’s
been in about 15 Buster walls and it’s just been a great experience
just been a great experience
just been a great experience you’ve also picked up some awards
you’ve also picked up some awards
you’ve also picked up some awards congratulations how did your previous
congratulations how did your previous
congratulations how did your previous experience as art director influence the
experience as art director influence the
experience as art director influence the cinematography in this film the film
cinematography in this film the film
cinematography in this film the film takes place in two very different parts
takes place in two very different parts
takes place in two very different parts of Southern California the two
of Southern California the two
of Southern California the two characters sort of represent these two
characters sort of represent these two
characters sort of represent these two different worlds so I think it helped me
different worlds so I think it helped me
different worlds so I think it helped me to sort of be able to portray those two
to sort of be able to portray those two
to sort of be able to portray those two different worlds and tell that story
different worlds and tell that story
different worlds and tell that story visually what sets the queer romantic
visually what sets the queer romantic
visually what sets the queer romantic story apart from any other romantic
story apart from any other romantic
story apart from any other romantic drama we tried to make nothing set it
drama we tried to make nothing set it
drama we tried to make nothing set it apart in this one we really just tried
apart in this one we really just tried
apart in this one we really just tried for it to be a story about two people
for it to be a story about two people
for it to be a story about two people you know falling in love and realizing
you know falling in love and realizing
you know falling in love and realizing that they were making a family that had
that they were making a family that had
that they were making a family that had to sort of adjust the family that they
to sort of adjust the family that they
to sort of adjust the family that they created to the family that they had
created to the family that they had
created to the family that they had which i think is something that’s
which i think is something that’s
which i think is something that’s universal and I think that that really
universal and I think that that really
universal and I think that that really helped our actors we’re actually both
helped our actors we’re actually both
helped our actors we’re actually both straight sort of understand the
straight sort of understand the
straight sort of understand the importance of this movie and how to make
importance of this movie and how to make
importance of this movie and how to make it feel naturalistic was that it’s just
it feel naturalistic was that it’s just
it feel naturalistic was that it’s just like any other relationship CalArts
like any other relationship CalArts
like any other relationship CalArts amplication sure I’m not going down this
amplication sure I’m not going down this
amplication sure I’m not going down this road again
road again
road again while this movie is a coming out story
while this movie is a coming out story
while this movie is a coming out story the lead character is coming into so
the lead character is coming into so
the lead character is coming into so much more than just you know his
much more than just you know his
much more than just you know his sexuality or having a relationship he’s
sexuality or having a relationship he’s
sexuality or having a relationship he’s learning to raise this this child is
learning to raise this this child is
learning to raise this this child is learning to take on his own pursuits and
learning to take on his own pursuits and
learning to take on his own pursuits and become an artist and embrace his
become an artist and embrace his
become an artist and embrace his community and I think it will be labeled
community and I think it will be labeled
community and I think it will be labeled as a coming-out story I’ll also always
as a coming-out story I’ll also always
as a coming-out story I’ll also always be labeled as a gay Sur foam but I think
be labeled as a gay Sur foam but I think
be labeled as a gay Sur foam but I think once people see it it’s not really
once people see it it’s not really
once people see it it’s not really either of those
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