Directors of "What Maisie Knew" and "The Deep End" enter the advertising market for the first time.
David Siegel and Scott McGehee, the directing duo behind such acclaimed films as The Deep End, Bee Season, Uncertainty and Suture, has signed with Bully Pictures for exclusive, national representation in commercials. Siegel & McGehee’s current film, What Maisie Knew, starring Julianne Moore and Alexander Skarsgard, has been received with glowing reviews.
“We are super excited to be working with Siegel & McGehee,” says Bully Pictures Executive Producer Astrid Downs. “Their work is beautiful. They are masters at utilizing every shot’s framing and composition in a way that draws you into every situation, making their stories incredibly intimate. In a way, that is what advertisers do to make their target audiences intimately familiar with their brand or product.”
Siegel & McGehee have been working as a writer/director/producer team for more than 20 years. Their first film, Suture, a black & white thriller starring Dennis Haysbert, screened at the Cannes, Toronto and Sundance film festivals and won them instant acclaim. Siegel & McGehee continued their success with The Deep End (starring Tilda Swinton), Bee Season (starring Richard Gere) and Uncertainty (starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt).
A contemporary reimagining of the Henry James novel by the same name, What Maisie Knew tells the story of a couple going through a bitter divorce, seen through the eyes of their 6-year-old daughter. NPR called it a rare example of “an excellent movie about a child made for adults.”
Siegel said that he and McGehee are excited to apply their talent to advertising. “And we couldn’t be happier than to be doing it with the team at Bully,” he adds. “Their commitment to excellence is exemplary and their enthusiasm for our work really impressed us. We’re very much looking forward to the collaboration.”
Bully Pictures has enjoyed notable success in developing commercial careers for film and television directors. It signed Academy Award-winner Dustin Lance Black (Milk) last year and he made his commercial debut shortly thereafter with a campaign for the NFL featuring actor Jeremy Piven. Most recently Bully Pictures secured director Anne Fletcher for exclusive representation, immediately breaking her into commercials with multiple campaigns for Kohl’s.
The company also represents Morten Tyldum, director of the 2012 thriller Headhunters.
About Bully Pictures:
Bully Pictures is a full-service commercial broadcast, web viral, branded content production company located in Santa Monica, California. The company’s roster includes Javier Aguilera, Dustin Lance Black, Juergen Bollmeyer, Fredrik Callinggard, Jeffrey DeChausse, FRAME, Anne Fletcher, Dave Klaiber, Gaute Hesthagen, Franco Marinelli, Gregory Maya, Luke Savage, Siegel & McGehee, Michael Shapiro, Morten Tyldum and Eric Will. For more information, write info@bullypictures.com
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Contact:Jason Forest Executive Producer Bully Pictures 310 395 6500 Contact Jason via email
Contact:Astrid Downs Executive Producer Bully Pictures 310 395 6500 Contact Astrid via email
“Ǝvolution” Comes Full Circle At The Chelsea Film Festival
The Chelsea Film Festival, running from October 16th through October 20th, 2024, at Regal Cinemas here in Union Square, is set to host the East Coast premiere of Ǝvolution, a thought-provoking experimental micro-short film that proves big ideas can come in small packages and in perfect circles.
In just 1 minute 16 seconds, this cinematic gem by Award-Winning Director Romina Schwedler, with original music by Argentine Composer Ignacio Montoya Carlotto, explores a cycle as old as time: life leads to progress, progress leads to destruction, and destruction, well, leads back to life. But is this vicious circle unbreakable? Ǝvolution suggests the answer is yes, unless we decide to open our eyes.
Inspired by the overwhelming number of recent events that threaten human existence, Ǝvolution, possibly the shortest film in this 12th edition of the festival, plays out entirely through the symbolism of circles, cleverly illustrating —in the blink of an eye— the repeating patterns of history, and confronting viewers with the uncomfortable truth that our so-called “progress” may, in fact, be guiding us to our own ruin.Premiering at the Regal 14 Union Square, New York City, on October 18, 2024, at 11 a.m., Romina Schwedler's micro-short, featuring Leah Young with cinematography by Alan J. Carmona, will be sure to spark conversations longer than the film itself! Forcing viewers to reconsider the true meaning of evolution, not just as a biological process, but as a reflection of our collective journey as humans.
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