I like road trips. I also like films with road trips. I was treated to both via the indie film Detours.
This movie made me laugh heartily and cry, a beautiful arc of feeling to experience while getting a sneak peak as a guest of the writer, producers and lead actors at a recent cast & crew screening.
After seeing the film, the invitees were treated to a reveal in to the process of making this film through a Q&A with Mara Lesemann (Writer/Producer) Tara Westwood (Lead Actor/Producer) and Carlo Fiorletta (Lead Actor/Producer). I’d planned to ask Mara Lesemann at a pre-screeening interview we’d arranged “what inspired the story?” But duty called with a mad rush at the screening venue when I arrived, requiring Mara to meet & greet. No worries–I’m glad I got to see the film first! So I was delighted when an invitee asked this very same question, and I was able to capture Mara’s response, which gives a glimpse in to her writing process toward the screenplay without giving too much away:
A road trip is a very relatable theme, among many others in the film.
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