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Tarnation (2003)
Starring
Jonathan Caouette, Michael Cox
Produced by
Jonathan Caouette, Stephen Winter
Executive Producers
John Cameron Mitchell, Gus Van Sant
Distributor:
Wellspring
Official Website:
www.wellspring.com > Tarnation
Source: IMDB
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(Continued from Page Two)
How is your mother?
She's great. She loves the idea of all these gay guys coming in and out of the apartment and telling her what a hero she is and how fabulous she is.
She really is a star...really an amazing, beautiful woman.
Do you think you’ll be a hero to the gay community?
I mean, that would be great. Gay people aren't always real open and honest about how they're really feeling. They tend to candy coat things and gloss over things and I think gay people tend to have a lot of pain in their lives.
I would like to think that this movie would allow some gay men or women to see it and realize that it's okay to be themselves.
There's been all of this discussion about how this was a low-budget film from an inexperienced kid, but you've been making films since you were what, ten?
Yeah, it was almost like invasive thing when all these people came on, because I had essentially made and produced this film. I mean I made this.
I was really reluctant to let people in almost and let them take it to this level. It almost becomes a little exploitive. Is it really about this or is it about something else?
But I really came to terms with the fact that this could become a great calling card. Everybody that's working on this so far has been so great and had handled it with such love and care to the project, so I really feel like I'm in good hands with Wellspring and Stephen [Winter] and everybody that's have been with us.
I just read an interview with David Byrne in Wired where he talked about this art exhibit he did in New York where he created a bunch of these bizarre PowerPoint presentations to be projected in an office building lobby.
Wow, I hadn't heard about that. Sounds interesting. That was in New York?
Pretty sure it was. And he talked a lot about how exciting it was to work within those constraints. Do you think you're going to continue to work within the constraints of iMac or will you leave that behind?
I think I'm going to have to. Unless I can learn self-distribution. But then again, I'd wanna give kudos to the people who helped me with this one. Maybe for the next project I'll have people help me, but then maybe I'll do a third film and just do it myself.
That could be challenging. The buzz on the film has been amazing. There's apparently a lot of footage that you didn't use in the film. Are you going to use that in future versions?
I think so. I think I'll add about five minutes and a bunch of extras. I'd also like to do a sequel/equal in maybe a couple of years.
Did you say sequel equal?
Yeah, just the leftover plots with the leftover footage, make another "Tarnation," a "Tarnation 2.0."
Are you sweating the sophomore slump or are you thinking that far ahead?
Oh god. Yeah I'm sweating it, but I'm also looking forward to it. I think it's safe to say from here on out I'm not making any more personal documentaries.
Too much information, huh?
Yeah, way too much information. It's been a great calling card but I'd like to see what else I can do, what I can direct.
Looking forward to it...
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Written by Richard Sharp
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