VISIONARY is a dark comedy short that asks the question: how far will an artist go for their art? And is it really about art, or is it about ego?
Directed by Christina Santora, the film is about an up-and-coming actor who is pushed to dangerous extremes by a revered Director, in the hopes of producing an award-worthy performance.
Kubrick’s 127 takes. Bertolucci’s butter incident. DiCaprio sleeping in a dead animal carcass. Actors and Directors are known to go to extremes in the name of authenticity and their art. Hannah Waddingham was waterboarded, for 9 hours, for a scene in Game of Thrones (yet the same show left a paper coffee cup in front of Khaleesi in the final season). This women-led satire seeks to highlight the absurdity of it all, asking us to consider what really motivates us as artists, and whether the end justifies the means.
Role: Writer, Producer, Line Producer