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Your new movie Ash and
Bone - in a few words, what is it about, and what can you tell us
about your character in it?
Ash and
Bone
is about a newly married couple that is trying to start a new life together and
build a bridge with the husband’s rebellious teen Cassie. Cassie tests boundaries and finds
herself in a situation that takes the viewer for
a wild ride. What did you draw upon to
bring your character to life, and how much Kaiti Wallen can we find in
Sarah? Well Sarah is the exact opposite of me. Sarah is
passive aggressive about things where I would
put my foot down. So I had to start thinking of
other people in and around me to draw on. To what extent could you identify with Ash
and Bone's approach to horror?
I have a love/hate relationship with horror films.
I’m not crazy about so much gore with little
substance to the characters. I love that Ash and Bone
takes you just enough to the edge and allows
you to use your imagination in certain ways but
still pushes the action all the way.
You also helped
producing Ash and Bone
- so what were the challenges to bring the movie to the screen from a
production point of view? We are a pretty well oiled machine at this point,
and each person in the producing team knows what
they are good at and bring what they can to the
table. Every project has its challenges and we do
what we can to learn and grow. A challenge for us
on this project was working through Covid getting
this completed.
What can you tell us about
your collaboration with your director (and husband) Harley Wallen [Harley
Wallen interview - click here] on Ash
and Bone? Harley and I started doing this together when we
decided on jumping into filmmaking. I have watched him grow and I respect him so much as a director
and trust what he says. He is an actor first and understands processes and
allows you enough freedom to bring your creative touch to the character without hijacking the story.
Do talk about the shoot as such, and the on-set atmosphere! The atmosphere was easy-going yet professional. Do
your job and enjoy yourself. We have a film family we can rely on to do their part and make every
film the best that we can with all the skillsets we have. We all have our own process, and our cast and crew did their best to respect
that so we can all give our best, it’s an
environment we’ve cultivated over time.
Kaiti with Harley Wallen |
Any future projects you'd like to share?
Yes, definitely would love to talk about to you
about Beneath Us All. It is a multi-layered
suspense horror vampire saga that’s a pretty
amazing tale. What got you into acting in the first place, and
did you receive any formal training on the subject? My sister (Kelly Parker) was going to school for
filmmaking when I was a kid. She would come back
home over the summers and would take me under her
wing when she was working on projects for school.
I was able to get a peak of the process of
producing from auditions to being on set helping
and watching her through the editing process up to the final result. I was at awe. One project I
was the lead character and had to also help behind
scenes. I loved it, but I never thought I could
make a career out of it until I started dating
Harley. What
can you tell us about your filmwork prior to Ash
and Bone? Oh wow that’s a big question… I guess I just love
giving myself to a role and taking the journey as them a
bit, and it’s pretty amazing but it allows me a different
perspective on myself and I learn a lot... it’s
been great therapy! How would you describe yourself as an
actress, and some of your techniques to bring your characters to life? I have merged ideologies from the greats such as Meisner
& Stanislavsky. I use journaling as my characters, I
try digging deep enough that I’m consistent as each
character I play. I use music to get out of my head
and into their head, but much varies to some degrees with
each character. Actresses
(and indeed actors) who inspire you?
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I find inspiration not just in the big names and the
superstars but sometimes in my scene partners - but I love
Natalie Portman & Emma Stone, and lately I’ve really
admired Lady Gaga for her work but the greats such as
Glenn Close are always near & dear to me! Your favourite
movies?
I love just about every genre but my top would be
psychological thriller. Devil's Advocate, Inception, to
There’s Something About Mary, Ten Things I Hate About You,
etc ... and of course, films you really deplore? The
Hateful Eight. Don’t get me wrong, there are some things
that are intriguing about it, but I don’t like most of the
choices.
Your/your
movie's website, social media, whatever else?
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/KaitiWallenOfficial
Instagram: KaitiWallen
Tiktok: kaitiwallenactress
Anything
else you're dying to mention and I have merely forgotten to ask?
You covered a lot! Thanks
for the interview!
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