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Your
new movie The Surprise Visit
- in a few words, what is it about,
and what can you tell us about your character in it?
It
is about a young couple who is hasn’t been handed very much in life.
They are meth users who find out they are pregnant and try to do the only
thing they feel they can to create a better life for themselves and their
child. And they suffer the consequences of their actions.
What
did you draw upon to bring your character to life, and how much Jacqi
Vene can we find in Annabelle?
Rob Riordan [Rob Riordan
interview - click here], my costar, actually turned me onto the YouTube documentary series of real
life drug abusers and other people who walk all different sorts of paths.
Its called Soft White Underbelly and it gets dark. I tend to like
documentaries or real life encounters when doing character work.
How
did you get involved with the project in the first place?
I
just auditioned and it was during Covid, so I felt very blessed to be able
to work in such a trying time for everyone. We took all the precautions we
possibly could, and we got to shoot outside almost everyday, which was also
a blessing.
What
can you tell us about The Surprise Visit's director Nick Lyon, and what was your collaboration
like?
Nick
is a visionary who gives his actors a lot of freedom which is really
wonderful. But what's also great about Nick is that he will intervene in
the midst of my freedom chase a re-direct in the slightest of ways that
better fits the vision of the story.
Do
talk about the shoot as such, and the on-set atmosphere!
It
was a small crew and we weren’t close together talking inside even if we
were masked because of the Covid conditions. So a lot of the times I was
listening to music and preparing for the scene. I spent a lot of time in
the beautiful location sitting on the grass and soaking in the atmosphere
of where we were. Music and location can catapult me into character faster
than anything else.
Any
future projects you'd like to share?
I
just released my first short that I wrote directed and starred in called
Glitter with Patrick Droney's music. I am extremely proud of it and it just
launched through my YouTube. You can also keep up with all my new work if
you follow me on Instagram - @jjjacqi
From
what I've read, before you've started out in the movies you were a theatre
actress - so what can you tell us about your early days, and what got you
into acting to begin with?
Yes.
I started acting in theatre and fell in love with the idea that my quirky
weird imporvisations could be something of importance. Than as I kept
doing it and went through pain in my life I learned I could channel all
sorts of emotion into this art and I was hooked.
I
started doing improv shows that I helped write after the two theatre shows
I was doing in high school. I would go from rehearsal to rehearsal to
rehearsal and wouldn’t get home until midnight most nights.
What
made you switch to making movies eventually, and between stagework and
filmwork, which do you actually prefer, and why?
I
think I need both in my life. Theatre opens me up like a young child
yearning to become more than what I am and film zooms back in and is more
introspective and detail oriented. I hope I have the opportunity to bounce
back and fourth like I have in my career.
What
can you tell us about your filmwork prior to The Surprise Visit?
I
sort of see my career as just beginning and I am always surprised and feel
like the luckiest girl in the world whenever someone wants to work with
me. What I'm trying to say is I don’t really know how to answer this
besides I am so proud and amazed of everything I have worked on and
everyone I have worked with. It's been a dream.
How
would you describe yourself as an actress, and some of your techniques to
bring your characters to life?
I
would describe myself as an incredibly sensitive and emotional individual
with a deep love for the world and life I live. I feel everything like so
many of us do. And I feel deep pain in my heart sometimes. But what makes
it so magical is that with my art I am able to transmute any seemingly
negative energy into something beautiful that other people can connect
with as well. Then the paradox appears showing me that if it weren’t for
that pain I wouldn’t be able to create things so beautiful. I know I am
here to feel and create from my feelings. And I am so happy that this is
my life.
Actresses
(and indeed actors) who inspire you?
I
don’t know if actors inspire me as much as real people. For instance
people like Jane Goodall, Erin Gruwell, played by Hillary Swank in Freedom
Writers, or Julia Butterfly Hill. I like when people make their dreams a
reality and spark real change. They don’t even have to be known, they
could be my sister who is a nurse and works 18 hour shift during the
pandemic with a baby. These people are my inspirations.
Your favourite movies? I
have too many. This question shouldn’t be allowed haha! For fiction
movies (I am a reader) I love Okja! It just came out and it'*s lovely. For
classics I love Interstellar and Arrival. And currently my favs for
documentary style movies which I tend to lean toward are Fantastic Fungi,
and The Alpinist is the best movie I have seen in a long time. ...
and of course, films you really deplore? Hm,
I usually turn them off if I don’t like them. I have trouble sitting
through most movies anyway. I watch them in chunks.
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Your website,
social media, whatever else?
Instagram:
@jjjacqi
YouTube:
@jacqi
Artbyjacqi.com
Anything else you're dying
to mention and I have merely forgotten to ask? Just
thank you for reaching out! I'm always here to chat. Thanks
for the interview!
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