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Your new movie Meat
Machine - in a few words, what's it about? The
end of the world, baby! What
were your sources of inspiration when writing Meat
Machine? I’m
not sure. It was more visually influenced for me with this one. Which is
funny cause this picture has a lot of different genres and styles mixing
together. Crime, romance, sci-fi etc. etc. Do talk about Meat
Machine's brand of humour for a bit! A lot of my films come from a sort of shared
philosophy I have with Nick Zedd’s Cinema of Trangression… rejecting
the modern film landscape, lampooning taboos and going so low and shocking
that it becomes high art. Considering that we haven’t had a decent
mainstream comedy in over 10 years I think what I’m doing is very much
needed. Also who doesn’t love a good midget or pussy joke? With some
of Meat Machine's
comedy being rather on the gross-out side, was there ever a line you
refused to cross in that respect? There are moments in this film
that I feel are my most extreme, but then I hear from some people that
it’s my least offensive! Where the line is at this point… who knows? A few words about Meat
Machine's rather unique look and feel? I’m just
gonna list off a few visual influences: MTV’s
Liquid Television (particularly Charles Burns’ Dog Boy segments), 90s skate
videos, cyberpunk flicks and bumfights. All that early 2000s ruckus
stuff. Fish eye lenses, hi8 tapes… rough audio… you know the deal. I
really wanted to bring that into a feature-length narrative. And I did!
What can
you tell us about your overall directorial approach to your story at hand? I try to keep it all at a tight pace. Making sure all the
narrative threads are woven correctly and that each of the characters have
full arcs. I wanted a jam packed, cohesive story. Having as many
characters and stories happening at once could’ve easily made the film
episodic or go off the rails, but I was able to steer the ship straight
enough to keep it in focus. Do
talk about Meat Machine's
key cast, and why exactly these people? Meat Machine
is almost entirely made up of regular
town folk, old friends, co-workers and random college students. The key
players in this film are my go-to dream team actors who are seasoned
veterans at this point (Furly, Steve, Shauna, Pax etc.). We even had a few
out of towners fly down and get in on the action (Case, Matt, Kevin - love
you boys) plus special appearances by the Io-fi legend himself R. Stevie
Moore and Fishtank’s Tai Nguyen. A few words
about the shoot as such, and the on-set atmosphere?
This was the hardest movie I ever had to make. The
long shoot days and inconsistent scheduling exhausted the actors and
strained a few relationships. Technical difficulties, writer’s block and
being borderline homeless caused me unrelenting stress for two years. Even
the sound mixing/editing made me want to Budd Dwyer myself. I can never
do a movie this big with so little money and resources again. So if
there’s anyone out there with deep pockets reading this, shoot me a fat
check and I’ll get another feature going. The
$64-question of course, where can Meat
Machine be seen? Right now I’m setting up screenings and
sending out handmade copies to friends and cast members… if you’re
neither but a fan of my work, maybe I can sell you an “advanced” copy
;) Anything you can tell us about
audience and critical reception of Meat Machine?
So far positive but we’ll see once we get this thing out there.
Any future projects you'd like to share?
None whatsoever! I’m retiring. Your/your movie's website, social media, whatever
else? Website:
jeffrey-garcia.com Instagram: @meatmachinemovie Anything else you're dying to mention and I have
merely forgotten to ask?
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I couldn’t have made this film without the help, support and patience of my girlfriend Rebekah and
the rest of the actors. Thank you everyone. I love you. Thanks for the interview!
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