Writer and director Reed Van Dyk, a UCLA graduate, made the 21-minute film with the help of a grant from the Princess Grace Foundation, which hosted Wednesday’s screening and Q&A prior the Academy Awards Sunday. “It’s all very faithful to the real events,” Van Dyk told the audience. Van Dyk said he was glad his film didn’t necessarily take a side. “My favourite films aren’t necessarily message delivery systems,” Van Dyk said. When asked about the budget, Van Dyk said his publicist told him to say that, “It was more than one dollar and less than ‘Avatar.”‘——For full coverage of awards season, visit: https://apnews.com/tag/AwardsSeason

Source: National Post March 01, 2018 06:11 UTC