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Your new movie Double
Exposure - in a few words, what's it about?
It’s a surrealistic drama that explores how the grief and shame of the past can
destroy your present.
Is any of Double
Exposure based on personal experience, and to what degree can you
identify with your protagonist Peter? As
a “struggling artist” most of my life, I guess I can say I definitely
identify with Peter! Most characters written by writers have a larger or
lesser resemblance to themselves. Peter’s better looking than me,
though. The character of Sara is based on a tremendously important relationship in my
life. And while it is not exactly her story, she suffered a very similar
life, and that was an important part of the origins of this fictional
story. (Other) sources of
inspiration when writing Double
Exposure? Another
source that inspired me was a short story by Ambrose Bierce called An
Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, which I read as a kid. It always stuck
with me. The plot of Double
Exposure is rather non-linear and at times intentionally even
seems to contradict itself - so what can you tell us about this narrative
technique, and how hard (or easy) was it to not literally lose your plot
telling your story this way? It
is most definitely a difficult way of telling a story, but it was the way
this film felt right for me. But, it was very complicated and what you saw
was the result of 9 years writing and 25 drafts. Never stopping until it
was right.
What can you tell us about
your directorial approach to your story at hand?
Once the script is done the most exciting thing is finding the right people to
play the parts you’ve written and see how it all sounds out loud. I love
working with actors, and it’s a delight to see how the characters change
and start to take on a life of their own, once your actors start to make
the parts their own.
Do talk about Double Exposure's
cast, and why exactly these people? I
put together a fantastic cast. It could not have been better. I feel that
Alexander Calvert was the perfect Peter, Caylee Cowan was the Sara I had
imagined, and Kahyun Kim was the ideal Lora. They gave everything they had
to their respective parts. A few words about
the shoot as such, and the on-set atmosphere? The
shoot was short but sweet. Fifteen days. I had a magnificent crew and DP
in Maximilian Schmige and the cast was picture perfect. Our editor, Rudolf
Buitendach, said to me during the shoot, “There are two kinds of
directors — the Nazi and the cheerleader. You’re a cheerleader.” I
took that as the greatest compliment. That’s how I like my set to be.
Full of team spirit and encouragement.
The
$64-question of course, when and where can your movie be seen? Right
now the only way of seeing it is at Raindance on June 24th. We’re just
finishing our distribution deal, so hopefully it will be coming out all
over the place at the end of December or in January. Anything
you can tell us about audience and critical response to your movie? Responses
so far have been great. Audiences that have seen it prior to Raindance
have really gotten it. Reviews, so far, have been 100% positive — but,
that’s because there’s only been one as of today. Yours! Any
future projects you'd like to share? Working
on a modern day re-telling of the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice, a
timeless love story. What got you into
filmmaking in the first place, and did you receive any formal training on
the subject?
I’ve been a film buff since before I can remember. And, yes, I did go to film
school. I went to the Philadelphia College of Art, where I majored in
filmmaking and painting. What can you tell us about your filmwork
prior to Double Exposure? I
wrote and directed three other feature films prior to Double Exposure,
and I’m very proud of them all. Apple Pie was made
right out of college and starred legendary Broadway star Tony Azito and
had a fantastic dance sequence in the streets of New York with music by
Daryl Hall and John Oates. Eden starred Joana Going, Dylan Walsh
and Sean Patrick Flanery, and was in the Dramatic Competition at the
Sundance Film Festival. Jake Squared starred Elias Koteas, Jennifer
Jason Leigh, Virginia Madsen, Jane Seymour and Mike Vogel and had its
premiere at Raindance. All of them played around the world. Going
through your filmography, it seems you're making a feature film only every
decade or so, but you seem to be creatively active in other fields - so do
talk about your other artistic endeavours for a bit!
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Well, I used to be the only struggling filmmaker in New York who supported
himself by sculpting. I made my living that way for quite a few years. I
wrote the book, music and lyrics for the Off-Broadway musical Buskers. I wrote a novel,
The King of Clubs, that was
optioned for a film five separate times but never got made. I’ve written
25 screenplays — most sold, but most
of them never filmed — something which, unfortunately,
is not uncommon in Hollywood.
Back to filmmaking: How would you describe yourself as a director? Collaborative,
supportive, easy-going and decisive. Filmmakers
who inspire you? Preston Sturges, Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorcese, Woody Allen and on and on and
on and on… Your favourite movies? Sleeper,
The Maltese Falcon, Citizen Kane, The Producers, Austin Powers and,
again, on and on and on and on… ...
and of course, films you really deplore? That’s
a tough one, ‘cause I really love films! Your/your
movie's website, social media, whatever else?
www.doubleexposuremovie.com
www.howardgoldberg.com
Anything else you're dying to mention and I have just forgotten to ask? Nothing
other than thanks for watching and thanks for appreciating!! Thanks
for the interview!
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