Rob Sarkies: Three movies and two little boys
Posted on 18 September 2012
Interview and editing by Ian Pryor. Camera by Andy Chappell.
Rob Sarkies' first three movies have all begun in southern climes, then headed in unexpected directions.
Scarfies celebrates Dunedin student life, before morphing into a twisted examination of morality under fire.
Out of the Blue celebrates community and the ordinary person, while recreating the 1990 killings at Aramoana. New feature
Two Little Boys is a black comedy featuring
Flight of the Conchords star
Bret McKenzie and Australian comedian Hamish Blake.
In this ScreenTalk interview,
Sarkies talks about:
- How he enjoys making films which mix different flavours, genres and ideas
- How Two Little Boys mixes elements of comedy, relationship drama and shock horror
- How the film's lovable but heinous characters offer a chance to explore relationships - especially relationships in decay
- Signing up Flight of the Conchords star Bret McKenzie
- Writing scripts with his multi-talented brother Duncan Sarkies
- Being aware of the stakes when he made his first feature Scarfies
- Using marketing to overcome the Kiwi cultural cringe
- Creating a perception that Out of the Blue was made with heart and artistry, so people could feel comfortable about being involved
This video is
available on YouTube to embed and distribute via a
Creative Commons licence.
Tags
interview,
Interviews,
directors,
marketing,
directing,
out of the blue,
robert sarkies,
bret mckenzie,
duncan sarkies,
two little boys,
scarfies,
aramoana,
cultural cringe,
friendship
NZ ON SCREEN 2013
Post a Comment
Please keep your comment relevant to this blog article. Comments are moderated, and any unacceptable comments will not be published.