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James Franco to Helm and Star in a Steve Janas Script

James Franco has come on board to direct and produce William Gay’s “The Long Home,” a coming-of-age story set in rural Tennessee in the 1940s. The book was adapted by Woolf + Lapin writer Steve Janas and Rabbit Bandini producer Vince Jolivette.

Franco and Jolivette will produce through their Rabbit Bandini Films.

“The story centers on a young and headstrong Tennessee carpenter who lost his father years before to a human evil and is forced to make difficult moral choices to face up to that evil. “The Long Home” was Gay’s debut novel and won the 1999 James A. Michener Memorial Prize.”

Cameras start rolling this May. Actors on board include: Josh Hartnett, Ashton Kutcher, Zoe Levin, Tim Blake Nelson, Timothy Hutton, Giancarlo Esposito, Courtney Love, and Josh Hutcherson.

Congratulations to writer Steve Janas!

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Montreal Team Behind the Amazing “Le Gouffre”

Le Gouffre is the first animated short film produced and directed by Lightning Boy Studio, a young creative team based in Montreal.

“The film tells the story of two spirited travelers who come across an incredibly wide chasm on their journey and decide to build a bridge to cross it.”

With some help from Kickstarter, the film was mostly self-financed over two years by the young guys behind Lightning Boy Studio, David Forest, Thomas Chrétien and Carl Beauchemin.

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Sanchez Brothers Opening at Parisian Laundry

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(Carlos & Jason Sanchez, In Protest, 2015)

Woolf + Lapin was at the opening of the new Sanchez Brothers exhibition at Parisian Laundry. “In the main gallery, seven large-scale photographs capture arresting scenes of narrative and psychological intensity. These new images reference the spectacular visual languages of film and photojournalism while exploring themes such as youth, sensuality, creativity and fear.”

Their singular work is steeped in film language. It underscores a strong sense of mise-en-scène and foreboding drama.

The Sanchez Brothers are no strangers to drama. They have a film in the works called A Worthy Companion. Production is slated for June 2015 with micro_scope.

Woolf + Lapin congratulates both Carlos and Jason for their spectacular work!

March 26–April 25, 2015
Parisian Laundry
3550 St-Antoine West
Montreal (Quebec)
Canada, H4C 1A9

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Grandson and Son Joins Woolf + Lapin

Woolf + Lapin is quite thrilled to begin the new year with new directing talent, Grandson and Son.

Grandson and Son first honed his skills as an editor, and moved on to direct videos for a variety of artists with our friends at the Field. Grandson and Son has helmed videos for Nelly Furtado, The Darcy’s, Zeds Dead X Twin Shadow and Art Department, to name a few.

Check out the “Hunting” video from the Darcy’s; it is eclectic if not altogether psychotic!

Oh in case you’re wondering Grandson and Son is one person…

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Brent Bonacorso, Bukowski and Hyundai

This recent ad by Brent Bonacorso was shot in Istanbul and in the south of Turkey with Magdalena. The night stuff was shot right outside the walls of the Blue Mosque, next to the Hagia Sophia.

“In fact, we were driving around the remains of the Hippodrome of Constantinople, which is now paved, but with 3,500 year-old Egyptian obelisks in the center. So where once chariots raced, I drove in a Hyundai,” says Brent.

The inspirational read is an excerpt from Charles Bukowski’s Factotum.

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BRTHR’s New Film: Gems’ Sinking Stone

BRTHR’s newest outing, Gems’ Sinking Stone, has a distinct dreamlike quality. It’s chock-full of angst, self-discovery and experimentation.

Sinking Stone feels different from their previous work. It’s like a sign of things to come for them. Not only does it show promise for fiction, but it feels like BRTHR found an adept way to bear down on the true essence of the song. There is a definite narrative and cinematic quality to it all. Their signature, eclectic editing is there for all to see, and the film itself showcases true film-making as well as emotional expertise.

BRTHR dubbed it a “fever dream,” and that’s precisely what it feels like.

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