Labour Pains and the Birth of Mary and Max
16 01 2009 |
| Writer/director Adam Elliot and producer Melanie Coombs talk with the press at the Sundance Film Festival. |
written by Cam Christiansen
The opening night selection of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, Mary and Max is a clayograph (a claymation biography hybrid) feature film from Academy Award winning writer/director Adam Elliot and producer Melanie Coombs, featuring the voice talents of Toni Collette, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Humphries and Eric Bana.
Opening night at Sundance is very charged and frenetic after navigating the flights, shuttles and complex waters of trying to get into the much coveted opening night film at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. We were so frantic to get tickets that it was a relief to actually sit down in the Eccles theatre. After high five-ing ourselves for making it with one minute to spare we focused our attention on the nights screening of Mary and Max. It seems everyone was relieved to be there including the director who reflected on the surreal nature of being there having “just” finished the film.
Categories : Festivals, Sundance
