@estevan__padilla ‘s Syncing Sinking is now streaming on youtube via @filmshortage !
Stills and BTS:
After much searching we found the perfect location- with the caveat that every piece of deco and gear needed to be brought up to the house on a 1930s mine cart or hand schlepped up several steep flights of uneven cobblestone steps 🫠 Luckily we had an incredible team of talented friends to help us push through. Despite the physical challenges of the location- we made something that were really proud of and hope you will enjoy watching!
Lots of fun formulating fake MDMA, collecting the perfect artifacts with the help of @nicolieboyd , watching the performances of @idreesnajibi and @momtreprenista , and getting to see the incredible visual effects of @loka_vision come together in post.
#LadyChampagne aka #TempleofPoon premieres this weekend at @britishfilminstitute London!
Sorry this format cropped everyones head off i dont know hiw to fix it!!
Art & Set Dec BTS with the sweeties!
Feeling very sad that @flaxart is closing and very lucky that we got to immortalize it on film for @latajh ’s ‘Budget Paradise’ before we knew it would be gone.
Decorator @miserableinthemodernworld recently reminded me that the striped shopping basket she brought for this scene came from the long gone but not forgotten Fantástico (@__fantastico )- a treasure trove of party supplies, faux florals and tiny hats that was gone too soon.
Loving the Bay means accepting its temporal nature- things you love leaving and new things to love taking their place. Enjoy it while you have it. Be ready to move on. Find the beauty where you can (it’s everywhere). Roll with the punches or GTFO. The thesis of the film itself- how do we keep creating our art as the landscape of our cities keeps changing and becomming unrecognizable?
Find #BudgetParadise on @vimeostaffpicks and see all the vibrant texture and dreamy color that @sarahsimkajaffe captured by shooting on film.
Produced by: @capsaicinco@yourhighness336@chriswaltersdotcom@caitdurkin
Editor: @arodholm
‘Budget Paradise’ by Latajh Weaver
Huge congrats to @latajh as one of @filmmakermag 25 New Faces of Independent Film!!
Got to check “sleazy motel room” off my list of dream sets to design ✔️
Produced by @capsaicinco
Shot on film by @sarahsimkajaffe
Edited by @arodholm
Thank you to my art team:
Set Decorator: @miserableinthemodernworld
Scenic: @nickandpups
#foundloveinahopelessplace
