Furlined, a Los Angeles and London based production company, has added directors Jon + Torey to its roster for U.S. commercial representation.
Jon and Torey met in 2004 during their first year at college, and so began their partnership as filmmakers. After graduation, the young directing duo made a short documentary film in Rwanda, A Generation after Genocide. The film explores the redemptive power of sports and the human paradox–that out of grief can come joy.
Over the next decade, Jon and Torey honed their craft as visual storytellers. Ben Davies, VP of Furlined, said, “Emotional truth resonates throughout Jon + Torey’s work. Spots for Infiniti, Facebook, Google, Chevy and Hyundai are full of dynamic compositions and glimpses of intimate, meaningful moments.”
Prior to joining Furlined, Jon + Torey were repped by Stink Films. The duo continues to be handled in Canada by OPC.
With numerous One Show Pencils, Cannes Lions and Clios to their credit, Jon + Torey are passionate about advertising, about ideas and stories that have the power to shift perceptions and beliefs.
Review: Writer-Directors Scott Beck and Bryan Wood’s “Heretic”
"Heretic" opens with an unusual table setter: Two young missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are discussing condoms and why some are labeled as large even though they're all pretty much a standard size. "What else do we believe because of marketing?" one asks the other.
That line will echo through the movie, a stimulating discussion of religion that emerges from a horror movie wrapper. Despite a second-half slide and feeling unbalanced, this is the rare movie that combines lots of squirting blood and elevated discussion of the ancient Egyptian god Horus.
Our two church members — played fiercely by Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East — are wandering around trying to covert souls when they knock on the door of a sweet-looking cottage. Its owner, Mr. Reed, offers a hearty "Good afternoon!" He welcomes them in, brings them drinks and promises a blueberry pie. He's also interested in learning more about the church. So far, so good.
Mr. Reed is, of course, if you've seen the poster, the baddie and he's played by Hugh Grant, who doesn't go the snarling, dead-eyed Hannibal Lecter route in "Heretic." Grant is the slightly bumbling, bashful and self-mocking character we fell in love with in "Four Weddings and a Funeral," but with a smear of menace. He gradually reveals that he actually knows quite a bit about the Mormon religion — and all religions.
"It's good to be religious," he says jauntily and promises his wife will join them soon, a requirement for the church. Homey touches in his home include a framed "Bless This Mess" needlepoint on a wall, but there are also oddities, like his lights are on a timer and there's metal in the walls and ceilings.
Writer-directors Scott Beck and Bryan Wood — who also... Read More