After finding himself drawn to the age-old moral quandary of nature vs nurture, filmmaker Sebastian Delascasas started to question what he would do if someone expressed a desire so dark it could barely be uttered. How would he approach the situation and what would he then think of that person? Promise, his directorial debut, explores the immediate moment of such a confession being made in confidence to a trusted friend, and with the raw horror of the aired admission, forces its audience to place themselves within the unbearable discomfort of the situation as it plays out on screen. Ahead of today’s premiere Delascasas, who also takes on an acting role in Promise, spoke to us about the trepidation he felt researching the film, losing his main actor the night before the shoot and wanting his audience to feel the palpable discomfort as they watched.
How did you decide what...
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- 4/24/2024
- by Sarah Smith
- Directors Notes
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