The short film actresses has certainly had a great run at film festivals, screening at the likes of Sundance, SXSW, Frameline, Outfest and New Fest, and wining awards at the New Orleans Film Festival. Now writer/director Jeremy Hersh’s movie is online for all to see.
The movie takes a look at two women as they deal with the beginning of a relationship, juxtaposing the acting and awkwardness of situations faced by performers with the perfomance people go through as they get to know one another.
Hersh recently told Huffpo, “Starting out, the only specific comment I wanted to make was that becoming a good listener is a big part of being a good actor and a big part of having successful relationships. Other than that I just wanted to look at the beginning stages of a relationship, one which could become something more, or could go nowhere. I wanted to look at the ways in which I’ve inadvertently sabotaged the relationships I’ve been in. The main discovery we made is that sometimes in my relationships I’ve felt that I was ‘the submissive one’ and the other dude was ‘dominant’ — I’m talking about the interpersonal dynamic here, not sexual positions, which is a different, kinda boring, conversation. And through making this film I’ve realized someone who is coy and self-effacing and insecure who feels they’re being submissive (or seems that way from the outside) can actually be hyper-controlling, to an extent that can be destructive.”
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