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The tumultuous world of independent filmmaking and its constant stream of mishaps and fires to fight are extremely fertile ground for comedic exploration as astutely noted by filmmaker Bianca Poletti. Her fruitful collaboration with co-writer and actor Allison Goldfarb in new film Ultra Low builds on the partnership the pair established on their previous short Radical Honesty which we had the pleasure of featuring on Dn a couple years ago. This time round Poletti and Goldfarb apply their talents to a meta comedy pointing a lighthearted mocking finger at the grand plans of a pair of indie filmmaking friends, battling against the innumerable issues that can crop up when making a low budget film. Featuring forgotten gear, vile hangovers, impromptu pit stops and frayed nerves, Ultra Low’s sharp, witty dialogue is amplified by its snappy editing which brings everything together in an enjoyable ‘doomed production’ package. We welcomed Poletti...
- 3/18/2024
- by Sarah Smith
- Directors Notes
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In a wonderfully paced six and a half minutes Director Bianca Poletti, working from a screenplay by Allison Goldfarbs who also stars, presents a novel spin on the awkwardness of the first date scenario in Radical Honesty. Opening with the familiar nervousness and tingling excitement of getting to know a potential suitor, things take a surprising detour towards the absurd as our prospective lovers attempt to throw off the constraints of conventional dating dynamics and construct a new definition of relationships free from the usual structure and control of monogamy. Or at least that’s how it seems at first. Set in a diner with a distinctly retro feel, Poletti’s short film cleverly juxtaposes the traditional feel of Radical Honesty’s location with the pair’s modern outlook on dating, further adding to the film’s subtle comedy. Dn invited Poletti to speak to us about the various inspirations behind the film,...
- 6/13/2022
- by Sarah Smith
- Directors Notes
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