Film Courage: Sometimes you can show your side of something, it doesn’t mean you can change someone’s opinion, but with humor. If you show someone a documentary that is clearly biased people will be like Oh well this filmmaker…a lobbyist paid them to make it. But humor is an effective way of getting people to let down their guard and maybe for one moment entertain something…whether it’s their own fault in something or seeing something in a different light.
Frank Coraci, Writer/Director: Here is the thing, this is funny. This is a blueprint for storytelling and it’s not quite humor but what is great about really great storytelling if you think of (and I’ve used this as a model for some of my movies) TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD in so many ways is brilliant storytelling and I’ll explain pretty simply why and this was the only book she ever wrote then the movie is great. The movie is about racism…(Watch the video interview on Youtube here).
Check out Frank’s latest film HOT AIR
About HOT AIR: For twenty years, Lionel Macomb (Steve Coogan) has been the reigning king of conservative talk radio, delighting his fans and enraging his opponents with his angry charisma and caustic wit. Lionel spends his days ranting about hot button issues from health care to immigration, shaping the shouted debates of a divided nation. And millions listen. Now Lionel is at a crossroads. He seems bent on sabotaging his relationship with Valerie Gannon (Neve Campbell). He’s in a ratings war with his former protégé, Gareth Whitley (Skylar Astin), who has rebranded himself as the kinder, gentler voice of the right wing. He’s embroiled in a public spat with a powerful senator (Judith Light). He’s in danger of fading into irrelevance. When Lionel’s sixteen-year-old niece Tess (Taylor Russell) shows up seeking his help with a family crisis, Lionel must confront the complicated family he’s long since left behind. In Tess, Lionel has finally met his match: a smart, determined, brazenly honest sparring partner. Tess is facing her own dilemma, a stark choice between supporting her troubled mother (Tina Benko) or embarking on a life changing opportunity she’s worked so hard to earn. As this unexpected bond develops, and his career crisis reaches a breaking point, Lionel must decide whether to rethink the power of his words and his legacy. Will he open himself up to a new kind of responsibility and connection? Or will he stay his fiery course, burning anyone who gets too close?
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