Station Film has added Kevin Bolger to its directorial roster for commercials. His latest work for newspaper Atlanta Journal-Constitution features real people and actors in an ode to the modern city of Atlanta. Other highlights include campaigns for Toyota, Dove and Athleta, to note only a few.
Prior to Station Film, Bolger had last been repped by Native Content. He continues to be represented in Canada by Sequoia Content. Known for realism in his work, Bolger’s commercials stand out for cinematic visuals and storytelling that is relatable for honest moments, big and small.
“I instantly appreciated Kevin’s work, his talent for storytelling and great eye for visuals that distinctively combine photorealism and portraiture,” said Caroline Gibney, founding partner, Station Film. “He also has a really refreshing perspective about maximizing every opportunity to make something really special.”
Bolger has done just that with his “Create Your Way” anthem film for hair styling brand Andis (2022), which features free spirited individuals the likes of Compton Cowboys along with well coiffed horses and dogs, in beautifully crafted vignettes; and his ADDY-winning “Dare to be You” for Utah Manufacturers Association (2017), portraying young people relishing a less traditional but equally fruitful path to their education with vocational training.
Bolger had Station on his radar after following a few directors on their roster on Instagram. “After I spoke to Caroline, Stephen [founding partner Orent] and Michelle [partner/EP Towse], I knew these were the people I wanted to work with. I even reached out to a few directors and DPs, and everyone had lovely things to say. I jumped on the opportunity.”
“Kevin is a strong addition to our roster,” said Towse. “There is an earnestness to his work that people can relate to, which is both refreshing and very relevant for agencies and brands. He is also a filmmaker in the true sense, whose attention to craft shines through in all his work.”
Bolger hopes to parlay his sensibilities into more work that’s bold, high concept and touching. This entails connecting with varied select clients, including sports brands which adopt a more personal, emotional approach to their storytelling.
“A director’s job is to have taste and to be honest,” Bolger added. “We have to put our whole selves into these films. The only thing that can separate me from another artist is to be whole heartedly vulnerable with my writing and filmmaking.”
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