Production agency Team Bubbly has signed director Justin Ongeri for commercials, branded content and music videos. This marks his first U.S. representation.
The catalyst for Ongeriโs directing career began three years ago when he directed a Binki music video for the song โClay Pigeon.โ Since then, Ongeriโs work has earned notability for its ability to synthesize ideas and concepts, transcending the boundaries between music videos and commercials while maintaining his unique point of view. Other directorial credits include Binkiโs latest video โFreakinโโ as well as a music clip for Spencer Barnett, โSwank.โ Ongeri also directed a brand film for Team Bubbly celebrating 10 years of business titled โA Sense of Agency–A Team Bubbly Story.โ He helmed that film prior to officially joining the companyโs roster. In fact he collaborated with Team Bubbly in various capacities for about a year before formally coming into the company fold.
In a joint statement, Team Bubbly partners/executive producers Andres Rojas and Frank Siringo shared, โWatching Justinโs process firsthand has deepened our admiration for him as a filmmaker. His ability to fully immerse himself in a project is inspiring. Weโre thrilled to have Justin join our directorโs roster and share his passion and dedication with our commercial partners.โ
Ongeri, a self-taught filmmaker, added, โAndres and Frank embody the spirit of filmmaking. Theyโre willing to take risks on ideas, projects, and people, which is more important to me than any outcome of a video. Iโm looking forward to working with them in a larger capacity to tackle even bigger challenges with my own work.โ
Carrie Coon Relishes Being Part Of An Ensemble–From “The Gilded Age” To “His Three Daughters”
It can be hard to catch Carrie Coon on her own.
She is far more likely to be found in the thick of an ensemble. That could be on TV, in "The Gilded Age," for which she was just Emmy nominated, or in the upcoming season of "The White Lotus," which she recently shot in Thailand. Or it could be in films, most relevantly, Azazel Jacobs' new drama, "His Three Daughters," in which Coon stars alongside Natasha Lyonne and Elizabeth Olsen as sisters caring for their dying father.
But on a recent, bright late-summer morning, Coon is sitting on a bench in the bucolic northeast Westchester town of Pound Ridge. A few years back, she and her husband, the playwright Tracy Letts, moved near here with their two young children, drawn by the long rows of stone walls and a particularly good BLT from a nearby cafe that Letts, after biting into, declared must be within 15 miles of where they lived.
In a few days, they would both fly to Los Angeles for the Emmys (Letts was nominated for his performance in "Winning Time" ). But Coon, 43, was then largely enmeshed in the day-to-day life of raising a family, along with their nightly movie viewings, which Letts pulls from his extensive DVD collection. The previous night's choice: "Once Around," with Holly Hunter and Richard Dreyfus.
Coon met Letts during her breakthrough performance in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe?" on Broadway in 2012. She played the heavy-drinking housewife Honey. It was the first role that Coon read and knew, viscerally, she had to play. Immediately after saying this, Coon sighs.
"It sounds like something some diva would say in a movie from the '50s," Coon says. "I just walked around in my apartment in my slip and I had pearls and a little brandy. I made a grocery list and I just did... Read More