![]() So we were able to physically block the stage and do table readings and prepare. And our amazing DP Jasper Wolf on the camera was kind of like another character who was also engaging in that blocking with us.īakalova: She’s coming from a theatrical world and I’m coming from a theatrical world. Oftentimes, the camera was roaming and we were just existing in that space. And she always made sure that we felt like we had a safe space within which we could move and play and react. So blocking was really important, the environment within which we were working super important. And so the way that she approached making the film with us was like staging a play. Stenberg: What was really special about Halina’s directing style is she comes from a theater background. What’s it like working with a filmmaker who has a strong acting background? I only recently learned that your “Bodies Bodies Bodies” director Halina Reijn is an actor, as well. But if I have a chance to try something, I think I’m going to try it! I’ll regret it later. I get scared easily, I have lots of fears. It’s kind of endearing about us as a species that we feel like we have to engage with these scary or bad feelings in order to balance our experience.īakalova: I’m pretty much the same. But I think it’s hilarious and beautiful that human beings make art in the first place and it’s important for us to expose ourselves to fear. Certain energetic fields I don’t want to tap into or invite into my life. ![]() (Laughs) No, there are things that I don’t want to mess with like seances. Would you spend the night in a haunted house or go to a seance? Are either of you interested in that? I love horror movies but I am not the kind of person who ever wants to encounter these things in real life. It’s like: do I dare to see what’s going to happen? Can I guess what’s going to happen? I feel like horror films can almost be like exposure therapy.īakalova: I love the challenge - if you will stare at the screen and are you going to close your eyes or not. Oftentimes, we reach the deepest parts of ourselves in our own psyches when we expose ourselves to those feelings. Some of the deepest feelings we can feel as human beings are love and passion and fear. Stenberg: I feel like being scared within a controlled environment almost absolves us of the fear that we have when we are not within a controlled environment. Why do you think we love horror movies and being scared? I’ve been a longtime fan of “The Shining” and “Carrie.” I also love “Rosemary’s Baby.” And I recently watched a Mexican film that came out of the Tribeca Film Festival called “Huesera,” which was one of my favorite horror movies ever. Stenberg: “Hereditary” is my favorite contemporary horror film. What are some of your favorite horror films?īakalova: “It Follows,” “Hereditary,” “Midsommar.” I’m going to stick with those three. And that’s what Sarah DeLappe’s script had - she’s just so brilliant and smart and she made something really emotionally deep that was also hilarious and realistic and contemporary. I also love when the medium is used to make commentary, especially in a satirical way. When I saw that this was A24, I was so excited. You get a beautiful picture of something happening in a weird place.Īmandla Stenberg: Similarly, I’m a big fan of the horror films that A24 released because I feel like they are deeply psychological and dramatic and layered and meaningful. Maria Bakalova: I like the A24 genre because they’re so beautiful visually. This is the first horror movie for each of you.
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