Sienna Miller has boarded Joe Weiland and Finn Constantine’s short film “Marion” as executive producer.
The film tells the story of Marion, France’s only female bull-jumper.
“The short tracks the tense fifteen minutes before her first performance in a packed French arena,” reads the logline. “As she prepares, being the only woman in the team, the film explores her battle against misogyny and prejudiced attitudes. A journey of one woman through an all-male world – juggling motherhood and the contentious pursuit of her passion.”
Caroline Larbère – a real French bull-jumper – plays Marion, who is struggling to reconcile her passion for the sport with her womanhood. Weiland and Constantine were inspired to write the short by Larbère herself.
In France, La Course Landaise is an ancient form of bullfighting that involves no bloodshed. The film was shot last December in Bayonne, France.
“Marion”
Radouan Leflahi, Manuel Severi and Laurent Fernandez also star.
The film tells the story of Marion, France’s only female bull-jumper.
“The short tracks the tense fifteen minutes before her first performance in a packed French arena,” reads the logline. “As she prepares, being the only woman in the team, the film explores her battle against misogyny and prejudiced attitudes. A journey of one woman through an all-male world – juggling motherhood and the contentious pursuit of her passion.”
Caroline Larbère – a real French bull-jumper – plays Marion, who is struggling to reconcile her passion for the sport with her womanhood. Weiland and Constantine were inspired to write the short by Larbère herself.
In France, La Course Landaise is an ancient form of bullfighting that involves no bloodshed. The film was shot last December in Bayonne, France.
“Marion”
Radouan Leflahi, Manuel Severi and Laurent Fernandez also star.
- 2/5/2024
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Filmmaker Joe Weiland’s directorial debut Gorka is a short comedy drama about Gorka, a French exchange student who has arrived in the UK to see what England has to offer. Quickly, however, upon his arrival, his plans of exploration are pushed to the wayside as the English family he’s been partnered with experience a major tragedy. It’s from here on out that Weiland’s film takes off and his portrayal of the importance of human connection during strange, dysfunctional times begins. Weiland brings a buoyant Britishness to his short, which showcases the title character’s world through bright-coloured, open frames as he takes in the odd seaside environment that is Bognor Regis. As the film sets sail for its festival run, which kicks off with the Oscar-qualifying Provincetown Film Festival, Dn caught up with Weiland to talk over the personal genesis of the short, his background studying screenwriting at AFI,...
- 5/8/2023
- by James Maitre
- Directors Notes
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