What does this filmmaker think?
Drake Doremus, whose indie breakout film, “Like Crazy” starring Felicity Jones and the late Anton Yelchin, speaks candidly to Host David Glass about his love for indie films, his study of improv, which heavily influenced the making of that film and subsequent ones, and his overall philosophy about life and love. Doremus also discusses the different phases of his own life and his belief that people need to take risks as they move on after a breakup. Director/Writer Doremus says that his film, “Newness” which premiered at Sundance in 2017, starring Nicholas Hoult and Laia Costa, remains his favorite project to date.
Host Glass asks Doremus about his penchant for making films about lost love, unrequited love and “gray endings.” Doremus also speaks to Glass about his study of improv in his early years which the innovative director says shapes his approach to getting truly honest and authentic performances from his actors. If you’re a movie buff, and want in on a straightforward conversation on how a filmmaker thinks, this episode is for you!
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Drake Doremus
Modern day auteur Drake Doremus has consistently captivated audiences with his specific brand of emotionally honest cinema. As a writer and director, Doremus has collaborated with some of the most sought after talent such as Felicity Jones, Kristen Stewart, Nicholas Hoult, Guy Pearce, Jennifer Lawrence, Ewan McGregor, Lea Seydoux, Laia Costa, and the late Anton Yelchin. Premiering at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, his latest film Endings, Beginnings continues this trend by teaming him with Shailene Woodley, Jamie Dornan, and Sebastian Stan.
Doremus’ feature-length directorial debut, Douchebag, made its world premiere in Dramatic Competition at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. In 2011, his second feature to premiere at Sundance, Like Crazy, won the Festival’s Grand Jury Prize for Best Picture. The film was glowingly received by audiences and critics alike, and was released by Paramount the following October.
Doremus premiered yet another film, Breathe In, at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. The film, which starred Emmy® winner Guy Pearce, Like Crazy star Felicity Jones, and Academy Award® nominee Amy Ryan, was released in early 2014. His subsequent film, Equals, a futuristic love story produced by Scott Free and starring Nicholas Hoult and Kristen Stewart, made its world premiere in competition at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival and was released by A24 in July 2016.
In 2017 his next film, Newness, starred Nicholas Hoult, Laia Costa, Danny Houston, Matthew Gray Gubler, Courtney Eaton and Albert Hammond Jr. Like so many of his previous films, it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was released by Netflix in the Fall of 2017. His next film, Zoe, premiered as the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival’s Centerpiece title. Starring Ewan McGregor and Lea Seydoux, Amazon Studios released the film in the Summer 2018.
Doremus’s short film, The Beauty Inside. which he directed for Intel and Toshiba, received 3 Grand Prix awards at the prestigious 2013 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, and a 2013 Daytime Emmy Award®. He has completed commercial projects for brands such as Google, Hugo Boss, Colgate, Samsung and Facebook.
Doremus is currently making his first entry into the television realm with an adaptation of the New York Times’’ Best Selling novel, “One Day In December,” which he is writing, directing and producing.
A native of Orange County, California, Doremus has been performing improv and sketch comedy since he was 6 years old and directing and writing full-length plays and films since age 12. He studied with several well-respected improvisational teachers, including his mother, Cherie Kerr, a founding member of The L.A. Groundlings and the Orange County Crazies. Doremus is a graduate of the American Film Institute. He also was selected by Forbes as one of its coveted “40 under 40” honors. He also has been featured in many industry trades, as well as in a two-page spread in both the New York Times and Los Angeles Magazine.