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For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmakers Podcast #266: Masterclass on VFX; Directing, Mental Health, and the Making...
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmakers Podcast #266: Masterclass on VFX; Directing, Mental Health, and the Making...
- 3/14/2022
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Set in an impressively realised world, Nicholas Ashe Bateman’s ambitious debut looks the part but moves too quickly and confusingly for viewers to connect
Nicholas Ashe Bateman’s ambitious debut breaks away from the recent crop of fantasy epics based on existing materials. A mass of tangled storylines spanning decades envelops Anmaere, a post-apocalyptic world containing two cities named Whithren and Levithen, both of which are in a perpetual state of stagnancy. The citizens of the sweltering Whithren dream of escaping to Levithen, a journey made possible only by earning a coveted ticket on one of the ferries that transport horses to the elusive, snow-capped land.
Despite Withren’s industrial griminess, the sun once shone on this forsaken land. Memories of better days haunt the city’s inmates – even those who were born after the mysterious events that cast Anmaere into darkness, the details of which are never specified.
Nicholas Ashe Bateman’s ambitious debut breaks away from the recent crop of fantasy epics based on existing materials. A mass of tangled storylines spanning decades envelops Anmaere, a post-apocalyptic world containing two cities named Whithren and Levithen, both of which are in a perpetual state of stagnancy. The citizens of the sweltering Whithren dream of escaping to Levithen, a journey made possible only by earning a coveted ticket on one of the ferries that transport horses to the elusive, snow-capped land.
Despite Withren’s industrial griminess, the sun once shone on this forsaken land. Memories of better days haunt the city’s inmates – even those who were born after the mysterious events that cast Anmaere into darkness, the details of which are never specified.
- 1/31/2022
- by Phuong Le
- The Guardian - Film News
While the reaction to David Lowery’s The Green Knight has run the gamut here at The Film Stage, we can all agree on one thing: its use of visual effects is amongst the most impressive of the year, successfully selling this fantastical Arthurian world with a budget that certainly wasn’t on the levels of its superhero-sized summer competition. Thanks to Weta, Outpost, and Maere Studios, we now have a glimpse behind the process thanks to a pair of visual effects breakdowns. From sky replacements to rendering giants to CGI foxes to adding a great deal of scope, it’s fascinating to see how Lowery and team brought their vision to life.
“The medieval town and the fox were difficult, but known, visual effects problems,” notes Weta VFX supervisor Eric Saindon at Animation Magazine. “The time-lapses and the more arthouse shots were more complicated. Our saving grace was that...
“The medieval town and the fox were difficult, but known, visual effects problems,” notes Weta VFX supervisor Eric Saindon at Animation Magazine. “The time-lapses and the more arthouse shots were more complicated. Our saving grace was that...
- 10/25/2021
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Michael Snydel, and Bill Graham are joined by Isaac Feldberg to discuss Nicholas Ashe Bateman’s fantasy feature The Wanting Mare, which is now available digitally.
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- 2/10/2021
- by Brian Roan
- The Film Stage
A sort of lyrical fable about a world and time with only the vaguest anchor in something resembling a coherent narrative, “The Wanting Mare” is less of a movie and more of an experience. Spanning multiple generations, and using characters like set dressing, the film by writer/director Nicholas Ashe Bateman looks great, feels profound, and manages to develop a genuine sense of place, even if the audience isn’t sure where it is or what it’s looking at.
Continue reading ‘The Wanting Mare’ Is A Lyrical Fable That Trades Away Substance For Experience [Review] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘The Wanting Mare’ Is A Lyrical Fable That Trades Away Substance For Experience [Review] at The Playlist.
- 2/6/2021
- by Warren Cantrell
- The Playlist
The explanatory text that opens “The Wanting Mare,” Nicholas Ashe Bateman’s ambitious, epoch-spanning directing debut, informs us that in the city of Whithren, citizens are desperate to escape by booking passage on the once-a-year transport ship that carries wild horses to the wintry promised land of Levithen. These words, a fantasist’s delight, only barely set the table for what’s to come, a visually enthralling but elliptical and withholding quasi post-apocalyptic drama about three generations of Whithren women who carry with them the burdensome memories of “the world before.”
At times, Bateman’s film feels overstuffed and underexplored, an inconclusive rhetorical argument between a director and his lofty intentions. Otherwise, the Baltimore native announces himself as a top-shelf world-builder-on-a-budget, a painter of luscious digital dreamscapes (and hellscapes).
Indeed, Bateman’s effects are the star here, casting such a vivid and immersive spell that they stoke a strong desire to explore Whithren,...
At times, Bateman’s film feels overstuffed and underexplored, an inconclusive rhetorical argument between a director and his lofty intentions. Otherwise, the Baltimore native announces himself as a top-shelf world-builder-on-a-budget, a painter of luscious digital dreamscapes (and hellscapes).
Indeed, Bateman’s effects are the star here, casting such a vivid and immersive spell that they stoke a strong desire to explore Whithren,...
- 2/6/2021
- by Mark Keizer
- Variety Film + TV
The pandemic weirdness continues as we hit February and see … Oscar contenders? I’m not going to be talking about the posters for The Father, but it (and others) are debuting to audiences now rather than last December because of the extended nominations period. Add titles Judas and the Black Messiah—which just got a new sheet from Gravillis and Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party, Emory Douglas—and we’re well past reveling in the usual dump month fare. Hollywood is going to keep us on our toes throughout 2021 with bookending award seasons.
So while some studios look to double their theatrical one-sheets as “For Your Consideration” advertisements chock full of critics’ quotes, you might do well to go a bit further. Seek out the artwork from independent features willing to embrace iconic imagery that complements mood and energy above award aspirations instead. A few are listed below.
So while some studios look to double their theatrical one-sheets as “For Your Consideration” advertisements chock full of critics’ quotes, you might do well to go a bit further. Seek out the artwork from independent features willing to embrace iconic imagery that complements mood and energy above award aspirations instead. A few are listed below.
- 2/5/2021
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
It’s been ages since anyone built a complex sci-fi universe fillled with far-reaching mythology and imaginative threats. “The Wanting Mare” tries to get there by starting with a small dose. Writer-director Nicholas Ashe Bateman’s ambitious debut Seeing as most sci-fi franchises on movies and TV stem from existing IP, “The Wanting Mare” scores points on ingenuity alone as the most intriguing form of world-building in the genre since “The Matrix,” though it begs for a bigger picture. Frustrating and immersive in equal doses, Bateman’s slow-burn drama seems content to show us around, with the occasional conflict as an added bonus.
For that reason, some may shrug it off as a half-baked bore. In truth, “The Wanting Mare” begs for deeper readings, and the most fascinating aspect of the movie comes from the way this visibly low-budget enterprise gets away with suggesting so much more than it puts onscreen.
For that reason, some may shrug it off as a half-baked bore. In truth, “The Wanting Mare” begs for deeper readings, and the most fascinating aspect of the movie comes from the way this visibly low-budget enterprise gets away with suggesting so much more than it puts onscreen.
- 2/5/2021
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Oscar-nominated actor Viggo Mortensen makes his feature directorial debut with Falling, which premieres in theaters, digital and on demand today. Mortensen also wrote, starred in and composed the score for Falling to show us that he’s not just a one-trick pony (but was there any doubt?)
Falling follows John (Mortensen) who lives with his partner, Eric (Terry Chen), and their daughter, Mónica (Gabby Velis) in California. This is far from the rural life from his past. His uber-conservative father, Willis (Lance Henriksen), who is facing early stages of dementia, lives alone on the isolated farm where John grew up. When John brings Willis to Los Angeles in an attempt to relocate him closer to family, their relationship begins to unravel as Willis refuses to change his way of life.
The family drama made its world premiere in 2020 at the Sundance Film Festival before screening at Cannes and the Toronto International Film Festival.
Falling follows John (Mortensen) who lives with his partner, Eric (Terry Chen), and their daughter, Mónica (Gabby Velis) in California. This is far from the rural life from his past. His uber-conservative father, Willis (Lance Henriksen), who is facing early stages of dementia, lives alone on the isolated farm where John grew up. When John brings Willis to Los Angeles in an attempt to relocate him closer to family, their relationship begins to unravel as Willis refuses to change his way of life.
The family drama made its world premiere in 2020 at the Sundance Film Festival before screening at Cannes and the Toronto International Film Festival.
- 2/5/2021
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Some research on trauma has suggested that it can pass in DNA, from generation to generation; trauma so severe that literally gets written in our genetic coding, which we then pass on to our children. Perhaps it fades or becomes mutated over time, but something is still there, something that becomes part of our brain chemistry, that leaves its traces for years to come. How would that affect our existence, especially if the cause of that trauma was lost in history? The Wanting Mare weaves a strange and fantastical tale where such questions, and others, lurk like a low fog around the ankles of those walking its path. Nicholas Ashe Bateman's feature debut is a strange tale moving between fantasy and futurism, between a fable...
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- 2/4/2021
- Screen Anarchy
It’s my job to cover the entertainment world, and one of my favorite things is when a fascinating-looking project seemingly comes out of nowhere and surprises me with its existence. Such is the case with The Wanting Mare, an intriguing science fiction film written and directed by Nicholas Ashe Bateman that was filmed almost entirely in a […]
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- 1/8/2021
- by Ben Pearson
- Slash Film
It is rare that a director designs the key art for their film, even in the indie filmmaking world. The last time that I can recall this was P.T. Anderson's design for Magnolia over 20 years ago. This striking poster for Nicholas Ashe Bateman's The Wanting Mare, was (if I have my facts correct) designed by the director, who wears multiple design hats regardless, as he works as a special effects wizard on films as varied as the Oscar winning Free Solo to the more recent Wendy and the upcoming Green Knight. And is the editor for his own short films and this feature. But let us look at the design here. The deep azure, against the dark skin tones and gold highlights. It's hard...
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- 1/8/2021
- Screen Anarchy
It's nearly impossible to figure out the plot of The Wanting Mare solely from watching the trailer but one thing is certain: this movie looks spectacular.
Nicholas Ashe Bateman's feature film debut first appeared on the festival circuit last year to much acclaim but it disappeared almost as soon as it appeared but it's now making a comeback as one of the first must-see titles of the new year.
Starring a roster of mostly TV and indie-film actors, The Wanting Mare is a sprawling fantasy tale that follows a young woman named Moira. She's important to this universe but having gown up alone after her mother's death in childbirth, she sets off to forge her own life and her choices have repercussions on the entire world for years to come.
The Wanting...
Nicholas Ashe Bateman's feature film debut first appeared on the festival circuit last year to much acclaim but it disappeared almost as soon as it appeared but it's now making a comeback as one of the first must-see titles of the new year.
Starring a roster of mostly TV and indie-film actors, The Wanting Mare is a sprawling fantasy tale that follows a young woman named Moira. She's important to this universe but having gown up alone after her mother's death in childbirth, she sets off to forge her own life and her choices have repercussions on the entire world for years to come.
The Wanting...
- 1/7/2021
- QuietEarth.us
It’s hard to really discuss what “The Wanting Mare” actually is. It’s a fantasy film, partially. It’s a massive world-building adventure, occasionally. The feature film is also just stunningly beautiful. But to try to explain the plot and intricacies of the new film is a bit of a fool’s errand. Just watch the trailer.
As seen in the trailer, “The Wanting Mare” is a visually stunning epic that spans decades in the life of one woman, Moira, as she tries desperately to leave her home and venture off into the unknown.
Continue reading ‘The Wanting Mare’ Trailer: Nicholas Ashe Bateman’s Directorial Debut Is A Visually Stunning Epic at The Playlist.
As seen in the trailer, “The Wanting Mare” is a visually stunning epic that spans decades in the life of one woman, Moira, as she tries desperately to leave her home and venture off into the unknown.
Continue reading ‘The Wanting Mare’ Trailer: Nicholas Ashe Bateman’s Directorial Debut Is A Visually Stunning Epic at The Playlist.
- 1/7/2021
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
"Do you wonder what was before? Before here..." Anmaere Pictures has released an official trailer for The Wanting Mare, which is launching in theaters + on VOD next month. The Wanting Mare is a "technical marvel of digital world-building on the level of Sky Captain and Sin City, having been almost entirely - and unbelievably - shot inside a storage unit in New Jersey. Five years in the making, its hundreds of visual effects seamlessly blend digital landscapes and physical reality, bringing Whithren and its greater world to unbelievable life." Set in Whithren, a line of women pass a single dream through multiple generations. The film follows a group of people making their way in a fantasy world called "Anmaere", equal parts Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones, that has evolved into a "modern" setting much like Earth. Starring Jordan Monaghan, Yasmin Keshtkar, Edmond Cofie, Nicholas Ashe Bateman, Josh Clark,...
- 1/7/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
We recently featured the trailer for Lapsis, an inventive sci-fi indie that will be arriving in February, but it won’t be the only one. It was recently announced that Nicholas Ashe Bateman’s debut The Wanting Mare, which premiered on the festival circuit last year, will now be getting a release on February 5. Shot almost entirely inside a New Jersey warehouse over the course of five years, the film introduces the grand fantasy world of Anmaere that is “the first, intimate chapter in a long line of films about the people, places, and legends” of the imagined locale. Bateman’s work will also be seen this summer as visual effects supervisor of David Lowery’s The Green Knight.
Jake King-Schreifels said in his review, “Making its premiere at Chattanooga Film Festival, The Wanting Mare, the directorial debut of Nicholas Ashe Bateman, can feel overwhelmingly beautiful and purposefully abstract. But unlike previous movies from Carruth,...
Jake King-Schreifels said in his review, “Making its premiere at Chattanooga Film Festival, The Wanting Mare, the directorial debut of Nicholas Ashe Bateman, can feel overwhelmingly beautiful and purposefully abstract. But unlike previous movies from Carruth,...
- 1/7/2021
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
One of the most highly anticipated undistributed films of 2020 was Nicholas Ashe Bateman’s feature debut “The Wanting Mare,” a VFX-heavy fantasy that spans generations and the cosmos. After festival play and online buzz, the film has finally found a home thanks to Gravitas Ventures, which will launch “Wanting Mare” in available theaters and on VOD February 5. Watch the trailer below.
Director Bateman previously worked behind the scenes contributing digital effects to films like “Free Solo” and “Wendy,” and most recently served as a VFX supervisor on David Lowery’s upcoming “The Green Knight.” Now,he’s taking the directing reins. Bateman also wrote “The Wanting Mare,” billed as the first in a series of films set on the fictional planet of Anmaere.
IndieWire’s Eric Kohn had high praise for the film on IndieWire’s list of the best undistributed films of 2020:
Director Nicholas Ashe’s haunting sci-fi...
Director Bateman previously worked behind the scenes contributing digital effects to films like “Free Solo” and “Wendy,” and most recently served as a VFX supervisor on David Lowery’s upcoming “The Green Knight.” Now,he’s taking the directing reins. Bateman also wrote “The Wanting Mare,” billed as the first in a series of films set on the fictional planet of Anmaere.
IndieWire’s Eric Kohn had high praise for the film on IndieWire’s list of the best undistributed films of 2020:
Director Nicholas Ashe’s haunting sci-fi...
- 1/7/2021
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
We're back with a new installment of Horror Highlights! Today, you can watch the trailer for UK Haunters, read the list of winners from Fantaspoa's digital festival, watch the trailer for Wicked Ones, and find out which special guests are slated for The Last Drive-In's summer special!
UK Haunters: "UK Haunters is a vlog style documentary that explores the UK Haunt scene from the Pov of film maker Dan Brownlie as he opens up the UK haunt scene for the world to view. While shooting a feature film at the London Tombs scare attraction (entitled 'The Tombs'), director Dan Brownlie got a peek into the inner workings of how scare attractions work and some of the tricks of the trade. Bowled over by the ingenuity and inventiveness he decided he needed to know more. After searching for more information Dan found there were no documentaries covering the huge UK scene,...
UK Haunters: "UK Haunters is a vlog style documentary that explores the UK Haunt scene from the Pov of film maker Dan Brownlie as he opens up the UK haunt scene for the world to view. While shooting a feature film at the London Tombs scare attraction (entitled 'The Tombs'), director Dan Brownlie got a peek into the inner workings of how scare attractions work and some of the tricks of the trade. Bowled over by the ingenuity and inventiveness he decided he needed to know more. After searching for more information Dan found there were no documentaries covering the huge UK scene,...
- 8/10/2020
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Shane Carruth has been making headlines these last few weeks, but it has nothing to do with a new film from the Primer and Upstream Color director. Rather, he’s executive produced The Wanting Mare, the bold directorial debut of Nicholas Ashe Bateman, which we recently reviewed. Having done a handful of interviews tied to the film’s premiere, Carruth spoke briefly about his two epic, unmade passion projects: A Topiary and The Modern Ocean.
“It’s hard to explain what A Topiary and The Modern Ocean mean to me,” the director told The Playlist. “It would be like saying that I have a daughter or two daughters and now I don’t have them anymore. So the question is, ‘Hey, do you want to revive your daughter?’ Of course, I do. Of course, I do. I love her. I love her. But… I don’t know what I would do with a reanimated corpse.
“It’s hard to explain what A Topiary and The Modern Ocean mean to me,” the director told The Playlist. “It would be like saying that I have a daughter or two daughters and now I don’t have them anymore. So the question is, ‘Hey, do you want to revive your daughter?’ Of course, I do. Of course, I do. I love her. I love her. But… I don’t know what I would do with a reanimated corpse.
- 5/29/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
The view across Withren
In part one of my interview with Nicholas Ashe Bateman we discussed the genesis of The Wanting Mare and the fantasy world of Anmaere where it’s set, along with the challenges of getting this production – made almost entirely in one warehouse with computer-generated sets – off the ground. Subsequently I mentioned Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow and the impression that made when it came out in 2004. Why hasn’t that technology been used more since? Does it simply require too much time and effort for most people to be willing to take it on?
“I think that is the question,” he says. “It is possible and I think it’s ubiquity depends on how much time needs to be spent on it. “However, this great promise of a digital future is something that has ignited my imagination since I was a kid, when I heard Peter Jackson.
In part one of my interview with Nicholas Ashe Bateman we discussed the genesis of The Wanting Mare and the fantasy world of Anmaere where it’s set, along with the challenges of getting this production – made almost entirely in one warehouse with computer-generated sets – off the ground. Subsequently I mentioned Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow and the impression that made when it came out in 2004. Why hasn’t that technology been used more since? Does it simply require too much time and effort for most people to be willing to take it on?
“I think that is the question,” he says. “It is possible and I think it’s ubiquity depends on how much time needs to be spent on it. “However, this great promise of a digital future is something that has ignited my imagination since I was a kid, when I heard Peter Jackson.
- 5/28/2020
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
In Shane Carruth’s 2004 debut feature Primer, two colleagues go down a physics rabbit hole to build a time machine. In the early stages of masterminding this scientifically-driven and disorienting experience, one character suggests to the other that the best mathematician is the lazy one—that those who excel usually find ways to solve problems quickly, easily and efficiently. The theory might also apply to watching Carruth’s own movies, which don’t tether themselves to linear, coherent narratives. It’s tempting to get bogged down in the details and timelines of his feverish approach, but far more enjoyable—and yes, easier—to let his imagery and ideas overwhelm you, to process them later in reflection or on repeat viewings.
Despite his current hiatus from directing and impending retirement from the artform, Carruth has returned to champion a young filmmaker and a movie that might best be consumed under the same set of recommendations.
Despite his current hiatus from directing and impending retirement from the artform, Carruth has returned to champion a young filmmaker and a movie that might best be consumed under the same set of recommendations.
- 5/24/2020
- by Jake Kring-Schreifels
- The Film Stage
The Wanting Mare
With its striking locations and beautiful light, Nicholas Ashe Bateman’s début feature, The Wanting Mare, looks as if it was show somewhere really exotic. In fact, it was made almost entirely within the confines of a warehouse. The film, which had its première at the Chattanooga Film Festival, is the product of a new generation of technology that’s constantly evolving – and, of course, of Nicholas’ imagination.
Joining me from his home in New Orleans, where he was sitting beside one of the computers that brought the film to life, Nicholas told me that he’d ideally like to live somewhere more like Scotland, where I am. I responded that his fantasy world of Anmaere, for all that the weather there is hot, has a very northern feel about it.
Nicholas Ashe Bateman
“That was a bit of a challenge visually,” he says, “because so much...
With its striking locations and beautiful light, Nicholas Ashe Bateman’s début feature, The Wanting Mare, looks as if it was show somewhere really exotic. In fact, it was made almost entirely within the confines of a warehouse. The film, which had its première at the Chattanooga Film Festival, is the product of a new generation of technology that’s constantly evolving – and, of course, of Nicholas’ imagination.
Joining me from his home in New Orleans, where he was sitting beside one of the computers that brought the film to life, Nicholas told me that he’d ideally like to live somewhere more like Scotland, where I am. I responded that his fantasy world of Anmaere, for all that the weather there is hot, has a very northern feel about it.
Nicholas Ashe Bateman
“That was a bit of a challenge visually,” he says, “because so much...
- 5/24/2020
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
You’ve likely already heard the rumors: 47-year-old filmmaker Shane Carruth has suggested he’s going to retire. The creator of the surreal and mind-bendingly ambitious sci-fi films, “Primer”(2004) and “Upstream Color” (2013), Carruth hasn’t been able to get many of his films off the ground and there was already a long, almost-ten-year gap between the two features he’s been able to bring to the screen.
Read More: ‘The Wanting Mare’ Trailer: Experience The Mind-Bending New Fable Produced By Shane Carruth
This week, Playlist contributor Robert Daniels spoke to Carruth about “The Wanting Mare,” an ambitious, dreamy sci-fi debut he executive produced and is directed by his friend and colleague Nicholas Ashe Bateman.
Continue reading Shane Carruth Says Retirement Is Coming In 3 Years; Suggests ‘Modern Ocean’ Is Dead at The Playlist.
Read More: ‘The Wanting Mare’ Trailer: Experience The Mind-Bending New Fable Produced By Shane Carruth
This week, Playlist contributor Robert Daniels spoke to Carruth about “The Wanting Mare,” an ambitious, dreamy sci-fi debut he executive produced and is directed by his friend and colleague Nicholas Ashe Bateman.
Continue reading Shane Carruth Says Retirement Is Coming In 3 Years; Suggests ‘Modern Ocean’ Is Dead at The Playlist.
- 5/22/2020
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
Some research on trauma has suggested that it can pass in DNA, from generation to generation; trauma so severe that literally gets written in our genetic coding, which we then pass on to our children. Perhaps it fades or becomes mutated over time, but something is still there, something that becomes part of our brain chemistry, that leaves its traces for years to come. How would that affect our existence, especially if the cause of that trauma was lost in history? The Wanting Mare weaves a strange and fantastical tale where such questions, and others, lurk like a low fog around the ankles of those walking its path. Nicholas Ashe Bateman's feature debut is a strange tale moving between fantasy and futurism, between a fable...
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- 5/22/2020
- Screen Anarchy
Shane Carruth rarely plays it safe. An actor, director, screenwriter, composer, and producer, his major achievements—“Primer” and “Upstream Color”—remain idiosyncratic and unique in their execution and deconstruction of science-fiction. Steven Soderbergh and Rian Johnson have both spoken glowingly of his work, with the former describing him as, “the illegitimate offspring of David Lynch and James Cameron.”
Read More: ‘The Wanting Mare’ Trailer: Experience The Mind-Bending New Fable Produced By Shane Carruth
Soon to make its World Premiere with the online iteration of the Chattanooga Film Festival, Carruth returns as Executive Producer of Nicholas Ashe Bateman’s debut feature “The Wanting Mare”—a dark indie fable set in the mythical world of Anmaere: where horses are the most valuable export, and generational strife and dreams inhabit the minds of a few women hoping to leave their dead-end circumstances.
Continue reading Shane Carruth Discusses The World-Building In The New Indie Fable,...
Read More: ‘The Wanting Mare’ Trailer: Experience The Mind-Bending New Fable Produced By Shane Carruth
Soon to make its World Premiere with the online iteration of the Chattanooga Film Festival, Carruth returns as Executive Producer of Nicholas Ashe Bateman’s debut feature “The Wanting Mare”—a dark indie fable set in the mythical world of Anmaere: where horses are the most valuable export, and generational strife and dreams inhabit the minds of a few women hoping to leave their dead-end circumstances.
Continue reading Shane Carruth Discusses The World-Building In The New Indie Fable,...
- 5/21/2020
- by Robert Daniels
- The Playlist
Anytime Shane Carruth lends his name and talents to a project, it’s worth paying attention to. The Primer and Upstream Color director serves as executive producer on The Wanting Mare, a film written and directed by Nicholas Ashe Bateman. Shot almost entirely in a storage unit in New Jersey, the film employs digital backgrounds to create a fantasy […]
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- 5/20/2020
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Though Shane Carruth didn’t write or direct the upcoming feature, “The Wanting Mare,” the fact that he lends his name as an executive producer should be proof enough that the new feature is going to present a unique vision. And that’s exactly what writer-director Nicholas Ashe Bateman delivers in the first teaser for the film.
Sure, the teaser doesn’t do much more than tease, as it should, the story of “The Wanting Mare” sounds like it’ll be just as interesting as the stylish, mind-bending visuals.
Continue reading ‘The Wanting Mare’ Trailer: Experience The Mind-Bending New Fable Produced By Shane Carruth at The Playlist.
Sure, the teaser doesn’t do much more than tease, as it should, the story of “The Wanting Mare” sounds like it’ll be just as interesting as the stylish, mind-bending visuals.
Continue reading ‘The Wanting Mare’ Trailer: Experience The Mind-Bending New Fable Produced By Shane Carruth at The Playlist.
- 5/20/2020
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
I'm a big fan of non-traditional fantasy; what might be instead called fantastical tales, those that blend fantasy and sci fi in a weird and esoteric blend that never quite explains itself. But that's usually for the better, allowing for themes, philosophical musings, and a certain poetry to permeate. That seems to be what we're getting with The Wanting Mare. The directorial debut of Nicholas Ashe Bateman, with Shane Carruth serving as an Executive Director (Carruth's name is always a good sign), the film will have its world premiere this weekend at the Chattanooga Film Festival, and we've got the trailer and a few choice stills. In the world of Anmaere, north of the city of Whithren, wild horses run through the moorlands and up...
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- 5/19/2020
- Screen Anarchy
It was only a few months ago we learned that Primer and Upstream Color director Shane Carruth would be retiring from filmmaking after his next directorial effort, and while we don’t know what that project may be yet, he’s still working on other films. One project that certainly has a Carruthian touch is The Wanting Mare, a dark fantasy fable he executive produced that is set to make its world premiere at the Chattanooga Film Festival this weekend, which is being presented digitally.
Directed by Nicholas Ashe Bateman, who is making his feature debut but has worked on the visual effects of Wendy and the forthcoming The Green Knight, the story follows a line of women who pass a single dream through multiple generations. Having remarkably been shot almost entirely in a storage unit in New Jersey (!), the first trailer shows off some deeply impressive atmosphere for what was certainly a shoestring budget.
Directed by Nicholas Ashe Bateman, who is making his feature debut but has worked on the visual effects of Wendy and the forthcoming The Green Knight, the story follows a line of women who pass a single dream through multiple generations. Having remarkably been shot almost entirely in a storage unit in New Jersey (!), the first trailer shows off some deeply impressive atmosphere for what was certainly a shoestring budget.
- 5/19/2020
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
"Can you see it now?" Anmaere Pictures has unveiled a teaser trailer for an indie film titled The Wanting Mare, which is premiering at the Chattanooga Film Festival this month. The Wanting Mare is a "technical marvel of digital world-building on the level of Sky Captain and Sin City, having been almost entirely - and unbelievably - shot inside a storage unit in New Jersey. Five years in the making, its hundreds of visual effects seamlessly blend digital landscapes and physical reality, bringing Whithren and its greater world to unbelievable life." Set in Whithren, a line of women pass a single dream through multiple generations. The film follows a group of people making their way in a fantasy world called "Anmaere", equal parts Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones, that has evolved into a "modern" setting that feels much like today's Earth. This stars Jordan Monaghan, Yasmin Keshtkar,...
- 5/19/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
While the Covid-19 pandemic will prevent an in-person Chattanooga Film Festival this year, a virtual edition of the fest will move forward with plenty of screenings and special events to look forward to, including a Lifetime Achievement Award for filmmaker Joe Dante.
You can check out the full lineup for Chattanooga Film Festival 2020 below, and to learn more, visit:
https://www.chattfilmfest.org/
Press Release: Chattanooga, Tn - The Chattanooga Film Festival (Cff) along with its presenting sponsor Gunpowder & Sky’s Alter and media partner Bloody-Disgusting.com, are thrilled to announce their innovative lineup of features, panels and live events set for May 22 to May 25. In unprecedented times, the festival is offering a full-access badge price of $30 and divvying up a portion of the proceeds back to participating filmmakers.
A mix of iconic guests are taking part in the festival, including Law & Order: Svu star, hip-hop visionary, and frontman...
You can check out the full lineup for Chattanooga Film Festival 2020 below, and to learn more, visit:
https://www.chattfilmfest.org/
Press Release: Chattanooga, Tn - The Chattanooga Film Festival (Cff) along with its presenting sponsor Gunpowder & Sky’s Alter and media partner Bloody-Disgusting.com, are thrilled to announce their innovative lineup of features, panels and live events set for May 22 to May 25. In unprecedented times, the festival is offering a full-access badge price of $30 and divvying up a portion of the proceeds back to participating filmmakers.
A mix of iconic guests are taking part in the festival, including Law & Order: Svu star, hip-hop visionary, and frontman...
- 5/14/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Matthew Shreder and James Andrew Felts’ production and sales company Continental Media has licensed French rights to the prison break thriller to Kmbo Distribution.
The film premiered at SXSW and is scheduled to appear at a number of major festivals to be announced shortly. To date it has screened at the Shanghai International Film Festival and Champs Elysee Film Festival, among others. It won the audience award at Cinema At The Edge.
Bellflower producer Vincent Grashaw made his feature directorial debut on the story about a new inmate who refuses to buckle under a brutal juvenile prison regime. Coldwater stars Pj Boudousqué [pictured], Chris Petrovski, James C Burns and Nicholas Bateman.
“Coldwater is a hardcore escape thriller with breakout commercial potential,” said Shreder, who negotiated the Coldwater deal with Kmbo CEO Vladimir Kokh.
“We’re thrilled to be working with Kmbo and look forward to its theatrical release in France next year.”...
The film premiered at SXSW and is scheduled to appear at a number of major festivals to be announced shortly. To date it has screened at the Shanghai International Film Festival and Champs Elysee Film Festival, among others. It won the audience award at Cinema At The Edge.
Bellflower producer Vincent Grashaw made his feature directorial debut on the story about a new inmate who refuses to buckle under a brutal juvenile prison regime. Coldwater stars Pj Boudousqué [pictured], Chris Petrovski, James C Burns and Nicholas Bateman.
“Coldwater is a hardcore escape thriller with breakout commercial potential,” said Shreder, who negotiated the Coldwater deal with Kmbo CEO Vladimir Kokh.
“We’re thrilled to be working with Kmbo and look forward to its theatrical release in France next year.”...
- 7/10/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
South by Southwest (SXSW) is just one of many film festivals, we here at Sound On Sight cover yearly. The fest, which takes place every spring in Austin, Texas, began in 1987, and has continued to grow in size every year. The fest announced the first wave of films back in early January, and the lineup included some highly anticipated films such as The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, Evil Dead, Downloaded and Spring Breakers. Now the full lineup has been announced, and it just might be one of the best lineups the festival has ever programmed.
SXSW takes place March 8-16 in Austin Texas. Here are just some of the films we are excited about.
Narrative Feature Competition – This year’s 8 films were selected from 1,191 submissions. Each film is a World Premiere.
Awful Nice
Director/Screenwriter: Todd Sklar, Screenwriter: Alex Rennie
Estranged brothers Jim and Dave must travel to Branson together when...
SXSW takes place March 8-16 in Austin Texas. Here are just some of the films we are excited about.
Narrative Feature Competition – This year’s 8 films were selected from 1,191 submissions. Each film is a World Premiere.
Awful Nice
Director/Screenwriter: Todd Sklar, Screenwriter: Alex Rennie
Estranged brothers Jim and Dave must travel to Branson together when...
- 2/1/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
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