The Good Life – November-December 2017

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me up, because I think the last time he went to the movies was about a decade ago when I took him to a western. It was moving to me that he was able to come out to see it. My family has always been there for me and my sister, who lives with me in L.A. and works full-time as an actress and singer. I absolutely would not be here without that support.” GL: Your producer, Jon Wanzek, is from Fargo? DG: “Steven and I were in south Fargo preparing for the upcoming shoot of our second feature, ‘Oxenfree.’ We were canvassing the neighborhood around our intended shoot, alerting the homeowners. The last door we knocked on happened to be Jon's. When he realized we were filmmakers, he handed us a business card. Turns out he had started a film production company and was looking for fresh voices in filmmaking to work with. So Steven and I met up with Jon and we pitched ideas around. One of his passion projects was a story called ‘Valley of Bones.’ He had hired a writer initially and there was a draft, but after reading it Steven and I proposed starting from scratch and together with Jon we built the story from the ground up. It was a crazily serendipitous meeting. GL: Talk about living and working in LA. DG: “I think Los Angeles is a place that you either love or hate. I love it. I think of my friends that live out there, I may be one of the few who isn't there just because that's where the work is, but also because I genuinely adore the city, scars and all. Its scars are actually part of the charm for me. It goes back to noir: there's such a fascinating history, a lot of it stranger than fiction. It's where some of the best noir stories are set, Chandler's ‘The Big Sleep,’ Wilder's ‘Sunset Boulevard.’ It’s also the birthplace of cinema. There's something very alive about the arts there — a sort of electricity around L.A. Most everyone is there to pursue some grand dream. And you can feel that.” 16 / THE GOOD LIFE / urbantoadmedia.com
“I'd always played in the backyard or the living room, shooting short films on a clunky old Panasonic VHS camcorder and bossing my friends around. I guess I always was a director at heart; hopefully my technique has evolved beyond the bossing.” – Dan Glaser GL: Talk about the movie’s significant distribution. DG: “We were shocked by the release size. It isn't very often that your pipe dream is surpassed, but that's exactly what happened. A film this size — this homegrown and outside the industry — a 300 screen national release just doesn't happen. We feel incredibly blessed with the limited theatrical run. Look for a holiday home video / digital release from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.” GL: What’s next? DG: “We are writing another project for Jon, working on a script with Autumn Reeser, the star of ‘Valley of Bones’ and developing another project with our ‘Oxenfree’ screenwriter Timothy J. Meyer. The one closest to moving forward is a psychological Christmas horror film. I'm jazzed about that; we're hoping to go into production in the spring.” GL: What does ‘The Good Life’ mean to you? DG: “Sharing your life with family and friends is the most important thing. As an artist, I’m naturally happiest consuming and creating art and entertainment. Read a book, write a book; watch movies, make movies - it’s a cycle that I’m very lucky and honored to be a part of.” • urbantoadmedia.com / THE GOOD LIFE / 17
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