Production studio Lord Danger has signed three directors–Amr Singh and director-photography duo Marlyne and Patrick Curtet (MP Curtet)–for U.S. representation spanning commercials and branded content.
This marks Singh’s first production company roost in the U.S. market. M&P Curtet have been focused primarily on their stills work and hadn’t been previously repped for motion.
Singh and MP Curtet join a Lord Danger directorial roster which includes Mike Diva, Lawrence Lamont, Parker Seaman, and Steven Taylor.
Originally from South Africa, Singh has worked with leading creative agencies and brands globally. His experience also extends to Hollywood, directing A-listers including Kevin Hart. Singh’s work has garnered critical acclaim as well as a Van Gough Award at the Amsterdam International Film Festival, and a Gold Craft for Directing from the Promax Awards.
“Amr has an affinity for making things that move people, audiences, and culture. His ability to master craft across genres like travel, and product, makes him a perfect addition to the team,” said Josh Shadid, Lord Danger’s executive producer and founder. “We’re excited to introduce Amr to the US market and show off what the rest of the world already has come to know.”
Marlyne and Patrick Curtet, a Los Angeles-based French couple, have combined their talents to bring an innovative approach to multidisciplinary campaigns across automotive, luxury, and fashion. Their body of work encompasses campaigns in more than 70 countries including China, Tanzania, Croatia, Peru and Mongolia. MP Curtet’s latest work has been for Cadillac, Nissan, Genesis, Jeep and Volkswagen, among others. As experts in blending craft, design, and technology with luxury brands, MP Curtet will help usher Lord Danger into new territory.
“Marlyne and Patrick are aficionados of the modern creative toolkit, constantly retooling their approach to continually integrate new creative technologies into their arsenal,” said Shadid. “They’ve mastered the art of capturing striking photographic composition and finish into movement, and we’re looking forward to showing the world all that they’re capable of as part of the Lord Danger directorial team.”
Jennifer Kent On Why Her Feature Directing Debut, “The Babadook,” Continues To Haunt Us
"The Babadook," when it was released 10 years ago, didn't seem to portend a cultural sensation.
It was the first film by a little-known Australian filmmaker, Jennifer Kent. It had that strange name. On opening weekend, it played in two theaters.
But with time, the long shadows of "The Babadook" continued to envelop moviegoers. Its rerelease this weekend in theaters, a decade later, is less of a reminder of a sleeper 2014 indie hit than it is a chance to revisit a horror milestone that continues to cast a dark spell.
Not many small-budget, first-feature films can be fairly said to have shifted cinema but Kent's directorial debut may be one of them. It was at the nexus of that much-debated term "elevated horror." But regardless of that label, it helped kicked off a wave of challenging, filmmaker-driven genre movies like "It Follows," "Get Out" and "Hereditary."
Kent, 55, has watched all of this — and those many "Babadook" memes — unfold over the years with a mix of elation and confusion. Her film was inspired in part by the death of her father, and its horror elements likewise arise out of the suppression of emotions. A single mother (Essie Davis) is struggling with raising her young son (Noah Wiseman) years after the tragic death of her husband. A figure from a pop-up children's book begins to appear. As things grow more intense, his name is drawn out in three chilling syllables — "Bah-Bah-Doooook" — an incantation of unprocessed grief.
Kent recently spoke from her native Australia to reflect on the origins and continuing life of "The Babadook."
Q: Given that you didn't set out to in any way "change" horror, how have you regarded the unique afterlife of "The... Read More