Production company Serial Pictures has signed directing duo BRTHR for branded entertainment, commercial, music video and digital representation in North America.
Comprised of filmmakers Alex Lee and Kyle Wightman, BRTHR has directed music videos for Travis Scott, The Weeknd, Iggy Azalea, Miley Cyrus, and Charli XCX, among others. They also bring a strong voice to the commercial world, helming spots for international brands such as Adidas, Yves Saint Laurent, Converse and Helmut Lang. Their most recent work is a hyper-kinetic, medium-bending launch trailer for EA Sports FIFA19, “Champions Rise,” starring Football legends such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappé and Neymar.
Lee grew up in Japan and Wightman in Long Island. The two met at the School of Visual Arts, and officially began collaborating as BRTHR after their hypnotic mashup-ode to Lee’s home town, Tokyo Slo-Mode, became a Vimeo staff pick and drew acclaim online. The duo saw another wave of mass interest with the release of their epic, six-and-a-half minute bloody feminist revenge fantasy for The Weeknd’s “In The Night” starring Bella Hadid as a beautiful savior in a dark, Japanese noir-style thriller.
BRTHR mashes up vibrant pop culture with an energetic, unique style, integrating cinematic narratives with visual effects, graphics and various mediums. BRTHR’s visual style and scope of filmmaking is further enhanced by their abilities off camera, with the majority of their work having been shot, edited, colored and animated by their own hands.
Prior to joining Serial Pictures, BRTHR was repped by Strange Love.
Headed by founding partner and EP Violaine Etienne, Serial Pictures is a joint venture with Anonymous Content.
Etienne said of BRTHR, “They’re young, and their spontaneous way of communicating directly connects to today’s viewers. They are bold innovators, who create multi-layered storytelling with a strong visual punch and a wink.”
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Megan Park feels a little bad that her movie is making so many people cry. It's not just a single tear either — more like full body sobs.
She didn't set out to make a tearjerker with "My Old Ass," now streaming on Prime Video. She just wanted to tell a story about a young woman in conversation with her older self. The film is quite funny (the dialogue between 18-year-old and almost 40-year-old Elliott happens because of a mushroom trip that includes a Justin Bieber cover), but it packs an emotional punch, too.
Writing, Park said, is often her way of working through things. When she put pen to paper on "My Old Ass," she was a new mom and staying in her childhood bedroom during the pandemic. One night, she and her whole nuclear family slept under the same roof. She didn't know it then, but it would be the last time, and she started wondering what it would be like to have known that.
In the film, older Elliott ( Aubrey Plaza ) advises younger Elliott ( Maisy Stella ) to not be so eager to leave her provincial town, her younger brothers and her parents and to slow down and appreciate things as they are. She also tells her to stay away from a guy named Chad who she meets the next day and discovers that, unfortunately, he's quite cute.
At 38, Park is just getting started as a filmmaker. Her first, "The Fallout," in which Jenna Ortega plays a teen in the aftermath of a school shooting, had one of those pandemic releases that didn't even feel real. But it did get the attention of Margot Robbie 's production company LuckyChap Entertainment, who reached out to Park to see what other ideas she had brewing.
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