Bicoastal Good Company has brought photographer and director Gemma Warren aboard its roster of multi-talented creatives. Good will represent her for commercials and music videos in the U.S.
A prominent female photographer whose creative style has been recognized by top fashion magazines and exhibitions globally, Warren was named an ambassador for Canon. Warren’s rich background shines through in her motion work. British born, Canadian-raised, Warren initially transitioned from photography into directing by way of art and music videos. Her films have been screened at the Los Angeles Music Video Awards, the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, plus Warren’s short film BLUETS was selected to screen at the Cannes Short Film Festival in 2019. Commercially, Warren, who continues to be repped by Steam Films in her native Canada, has worked with clients such as Nike, Ford, MAC Cosmetics, Pantene, Reformation, Vans, Google, The North Face, Pantene and The New York Times. She was previously repped in the U.S. ad arena by Society.
“Good Company has really been able to understand what my skillsets are and support them wholeheartedly. I’ve felt nourished and inspired by the projects we have already been able to work on,” said Warren, referring to a warm holiday spot for Ulta Beauty and a commercial piece for Facebook.
“Good Company truly has an amazing team of collaborators who I’ve grown to love in the short time we’ve been building together,” continued Warren. “I have big plans for the next phase of my career with them and that includes a lot of bigger creative projects, that range from short-form, commercials, documentaries and creative direction.” Case in point, Warren’s next project is a fashion short film titled Floored, which combines movement, editorial fashion and landscape.
Good Company managing partner/executive producer Ryan Heiferman commented, “Gemma’s ability to blend edgy and bold imagery mixed with high-fashion and beauty is what drew us to her work. We’ve already done three successful commercial projects with Gemma, spanning beauty, fashion, and storytelling–all during the pandemic. She brings great passion to the commercial process.”
Review: Malcolm Washington Makes His Feature Directing Debut With “The Piano Lesson”
An heirloom piano takes on immense significance for one family in 1936 Pittsburgh in August Wilson's "The Piano Lesson." Generational ties also permeate the film adaptation, in which Malcolm Washington follows in his father Denzel Washington's footsteps in helping to bring the entirety of The Pittsburgh Cycle — a series of 10 plays — to the screen.
Malcolm Washington did not start from scratch in his accomplished feature filmmaking debut. He enlisted much of the cast from the recent Broadway revival with Samuel L. Jackson (Doaker Charles), his brother, John David Washington (Boy Willie), Ray Fisher (Lymon) and Michael Potts (Whining Boy). Berniece, played by Danielle Brooks in the play, is now beautifully portrayed by Danielle Deadwyler. With such rich material and a cast for whom it's second nature, it would be hard, one imagines, to go wrong. Jackson's own history with the play goes back to its original run in 1987 when he was Boy Willie.
It's not the simplest thing to make a play feel cinematic, but Malcolm Washington was up to the task. His film opens up the world of the Charles family beyond the living room. In fact, this adaptation, which Washington co-wrote with "Mudbound" screenwriter Virgil Williams, goes beyond Wilson's text and shows us the past and the origins of the intricately engraved piano that's central to all the fuss. It even opens on a big, action-filled set piece in 1911, during which the piano is stolen from a white family's home. Another fleshes out Doaker's monologue in which he explains to the uninitiated, Fisher's Lymon, and the audience, the tortured history of the thing. While it might have been nice to keep the camera on Jackson, such a great, grounding presence throughout, the good news is that he really makes... Read More