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My Director’s Statement for ROY’S WORLD.
For many years I’ve been captivated by the Roy stories of Barry Gifford, which use a very spare and direct prose style to trace a boy’s childhood. Unlike a lot of autobiographical fiction, they’re not sentimental at all. But what … Continue reading →
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Posted on July 19, 2019 by robchristopher
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Tagged alex inglizian, Barry Gifford, Chicago, documentaries, Jason Adasiewicz, kevin eskew, kevin sampsell, lili taylor, lilli carre, matt dillon, movies, Roy's World, Stanley Kubrick, willem dafoe
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Presenting the first movie poster for ROY’S WORLD!
I am so thrilled to share our very first movie poster for Roy’s World: Barry Gifford’s Chicago! It’s based on an original collage created by Kevin Sampsell. (Trivia: the two photos near the bottom were taken by Stanley Kubrick in … Continue reading →
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Tagged alex inglizian, Barry Gifford, Chicago, documentaries, Jason Adasiewicz, kevin eskew, kevin sampsell, lili taylor, lilli carre, matt dillon, movies, Roy's World, Stanley Kubrick, willem dafoe
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A word from David Lynch.
There isn’t any other way to put it: I’ve got good news. Through the good graces of various champions of the project, I was able to share the final cut of Roy’s World with David Lynch. And he liked it! … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barry Gifford, Chicago, David Lynch, documentaries, lili taylor, matt dillon, movies, Roy's World, willem dafoe
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A cocktail with Barry.
I had the privilege last weekend of showing a fine cut of the film to Barry Gifford. Full speed ahead!
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Chicago, Illinois, 1953.
This is a still from Lilli Carré’s animated segment in Roy’s World: Barry Gifford’s Chicago, which is narrated by Lili Taylor. You can read the story it’s based on at Chicagoist.
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“The approach is unorthodox, but so is the film-in-the-making–“
Whoa! Jason and I were interviewed by legendary jazz critic Howard Reich about the film! Oh, and guess what? You can follow @RoysWorldFilm on Twitter.
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Tagged Barry Gifford, filmmaking, indie filmmaking, Jason Adasiewicz, lili taylor, matt dillon, Roy's World, willem dafoe
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Lili Taylor joins ROY’S WORLD: BARRY GIFFORD’S CHICAGO.
Born in Glencoe, Illinois, as a young actress Lili had a brief stint at DePaul University and also spent some time training with Del Close. In other words, she’s perfect for a documentary about 1950s-era Chicago! I am so excited … Continue reading →
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