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Last night we officially submitted ‘Project Hourglass’ to @tropfest & we’re feeling very grateful. This was an ambitious one. Written, directed, & produced in three months. First time acting & directing at the same time. Moving house two weeks before filming. Indi was four & half months old when we started talking about it and six months old when we shot, all while running Acting Mastery and juggling other projects. When Tropfest was announced, I honestly didn’t think we could do it. Not with a newborn. But after Josh Flavell suggested we at least think about making something, Holly got excited. Did we want to make a proof of concept for an existing project? Nope. When I saw this year’s signature item was an hourglass, I pitched Holly an idea Kya Stewart & I had talked about during the pandemic that had quietly been put in a drawer. Holly got even more excited & suddenly, we were off. This film was made with friends, students, and an extraordinary team. Huge shout-out to my incredible wife, whose drive & capacity for getting things done never ceases to amaze me. None of this would be possible without you. Big love to Larissa for producing alongside Holly & keeping Acting Mastery running, & special thanks to my film school buddies DOP Josh Flavell (we wouldn’t have made the film without you), editor Liz Deegan (who cut the film from London), & composer Chad Gock. You’re all insanely talented and went above and beyond. Awesome to work for the first time with other Heads of Department, production designer Charles Whiteway, sound designer John Hresc, costumer Madison McCreath & the best 1st AD, Craig Foster. Alexandra Wegman your VFX are so cool. Ray Anthony & your entire team from Stunt Action Consultants, especially Anna Hempstead - you guys are incredible. Kya Stewart thank you for all your hard work, talent, trust and total dedication. Bob Morley, thank you for making the trip from LA, & for your time, talent, & trust. And to our entire crew, we’ve been so moved and touched by your support, effort & generosity of spirit. You made it all possible. Whatever the outcome, I’m very proud of what we achieved together. More to come. ⏳💖 📸: @imagerybyliliana

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Paapa Essiedu delivering Hamlet's iconic soliloquy, celebrating 50yrs of the Olivier Awards with @theobsserveruk

"I would go back and in, and then out through the eyes" - Helen Mirren on playing the Queen @masterclass

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"Fall in love. Are you in love with acting? Do you dream about it? If you're not willing to go all the way and spend the rest of your life with it - I can save you a lot of time" @bryoncranston advice on success @theromeshshow

"Everything has to be grounded. You can make a character as ridiculous as possible, but they have to live in a real world scenario. So much of the discussion around and dissection of character, that took weeks and weeks, ends up making the writing process easier - it's the key" - Dan Levy on the lessons he took from co-creating 'Schitt's Creek' @cbssundaymorning @instadanjlevy

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"I left Juliard and thought to myself that there was something higher than success - something out there in my journey where I could live in my truth, and not everyone elses. And my whole journey has been about knowing I'm worth it - as is, today - even without any of the awards, successes, and status" - @violadavis @theviewabc

Look what arrived in the mail last week! Huge thanks again to @tropfest , John Polson & every single one of you who voted for ‘Project Hourglass’ to be the People’s Choice Award winner. This belongs to every member of our incredible cast & crew, and most especially these two powerhouse women. Very grateful 🫶🏼🙏🏼🎉

'All My Sons' with @bryoncranston and pessiedu for @nationaltheatre