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TheSundance Film Festivalis a huge stepping stone for independent filmmakers to make a name for themselves.
TOM BASDEN: The original short film was a two-hander.
Did you kind of have that feeling all along, or was it a surprise when they told you?
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It won at Edinburgh, and we very thankfully had a BAFTA nomination, a nod.
I’ll build on that a little with the three of you.
You’ve got to move forward.Thats why it’s very personal to me.
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That’s, of course, the time in my life when I made the short, as well.
There’s something about the film that echoes the story of the film in a really lovely way.
I’m here for it!
KEY: I thinkIam.
Griff put it very well, really.
We’re at different stages in our lives, and you see it through a slightly different lens.
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Fennell makes a huge impression with this ambitious first feature!
Carey, I’m coming your way with one of the biggest questions I could possibly ask.
CAREY MULLIGAN: Oh my god!
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Its so amazing to get jobs generally, isn’t it?
This film was going to happen, regardless.
It’s always nice to be additive to something.
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I think I just wanted to be in it.
I read it, and I thought it was the most incredible script.
It’s unbelievably rare to read really, really good writing.
It makes your job so much easier as an actor.
The script was so brilliant, and the shoot was so great.
It was like, if I can be a part of this being a feature, that’s amazing.
It’s wonderful to get to be remotely useful or helpful.
I was so excited.
The crew felt like they really loved the story, and had a love for all the characters.
You do just become incredibly free.
Often, you feel like, Okay, how am I going to sort of figure it out today?
I love highlighting good vibes on set, so I’ll jump on that idea.
That was just a really magical day.
It was just so lovely.
That was a real highlight for me.
I’m getting quite emotional.
But that scene with Tom, where you encouraged me to ask her out.
GRIFFITHS: You’re going to get everyone going now!
For me, I’d say all the scenes with all the characters have been amazing for me.
I enjoyedevery, every minute.
MULLIGAN: The sunset scene on the beach where we’re all setting off our lanterns.
The process of setting off all of those lanterns wassucha disaster.
Those lanterns are terrible, generally.
Don’t use them, but we didfake ones.
And the sun was going down, of course!
BASDEN: We were quite worried about that scene.
MULLIGAN: The sun was going down, but there was no beautiful sunset.
We were like, Is there going to be a sunset?
Unfortunately, there was none, but it was very fun.
GRIFFITHS: I love the stadium.
I actually really enjoy collective things, so having something just for me, I’d feel so self-conscious.
I thought about that with watching movies, too.
Being the only one in a theater could take away from it.
With the sports thing, I love having 80,000 all sort of willing something along.
So, that’s tricky.
I cant even remember what it was about, but it was so good.
I could sit and watch Al Pacino just telling stories for several hours.
KEY: I’d probably just go watch some sport.
BASDEN: Am I allowed to take part?
Could I play soccer against Ronnie O’Sullivan?
I’ll do that.
I’ll hire someone I can play with, or box.
MULLIGAN: I think it’s just something so unpredictable about the show, and that’s so appealing.
That’s definitely the case.