Parabola (2021)
Episode 2: Surviving Unexpected Scenarios
Parabola (2019) is a 15-and-a-half-minute drama about a Japanese-American single mother, who struggles to reconcile with her father, Musashi a notorious Yakuza enforcer following his release from prison. The film features Mayumi Yoshida playing the mother, and Hiro Kanagawa, playing the Father.
In this episode, we talk to Lee Shorten (Writer & Director), Phil Planta (Producer), Brittany Lum-Cho (Producer), Phoebe Miu (Actor - Izanami), Iya Yujuico (Hair & Make-up), and Angel Lynne (Still & Tattoo Designer) about the creation of the short film. We discuss the challenges faced in making a highly ambitious film, the importance of kindness, and one of the craziest days of production the team has ever experienced.
00:00 Introductions
01:38 How the idea of Parabola was born
06:45 Phoebe Miu as Izanami
10:58 The creation of the tattoos
15:03 The immense work of the crew during pre-production
17:09 Crazy 8s experience
19:35 The insane day 3 where everything went wrong
25:50 On the stress of the shoot and the value of a good team
31:39 Trying to shoot a film in Vancouver with snow
37:19 Lee’s philosophy to directing during indie films
38:55 On Parabola setting a high bar for people-centric filmmaking
45:52 The highlights of the team since Parabola
57:42 How to connect with the “Parbola” team
61:17 Conclusion and credits
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Films Referenced in the Interview
Sponsors: Peacemaker, Lorne Lapham, Fusion Cine, Sims, Novo Lighting, Falcon Armoury, 3LMedia, Fritzworks Printing Services, Tindahan - Stella Dasa Belda, Mount Pleasant Furniture, MYJ Fabrication, Craft Cinema, TGK Films, Pelham Bishop Auto, NWT Professional Media Association, Fiber-Tek, Cineworks, Side Street Post, Big World Sound, Hollynorth
Special thanks to
Crazy 8s
Ric Beairsto, Jonathan Tammuz, James Moke & City of Surrey, Eric Chen, Bryan Fredericks, Dale Rechner, Clark & Page Casting, Alisa Luke, David Pink, Hello Goodbye Bar, MIA, Sai Woo, Joshua Mao, Trish Salisbury, Brian Salisbury, Penkse Burnaby, Mayhem TV, Sofie and Rudy Custodio, Thomas and Lyna Brennan, Yolanda Alviz, Go Studios, VFS, Burnaby Youth Custody Services, Nach Dudsdeemaytha, Adam Chan, Planta & Ho Family, Simon Chin and Joel Reimer
Director & Writer: Lee Shorten
Producer: Phil Planta, Brittany Lum-Cho
Production Manager: Irma Leong
First Assistant Director: Theo Kim
Director of Photography: Angelica Anzures Perez
Production Designer: Neil Colango
Costume Designer: Angela Ganderton
Key Hair & Make-Up: Iya Yujuico
Sound Mixer: Jakob Weber, Emmy Sainz
Location Manager: John Alviz
Starring:
Mayumi Yoshida as Makoto
Hiro Kanagawa as Musashi
Peter Shinkoda as Luke
Phoebe Miu as Izanami
William Budijanto as Matthew
Darryl Quon as Toshiro
Sophie Ramos as Young Makoto
Yuta Takenaka as Hiroyuki
Alex Barima as Lloyd
Ron Chartier as The Wolf
Laura Carly Miller as Carly
Second Assistant Director: Robert Richards
Assistant Director: Rachelle Francoeur
Camera Operator: Jeff Zwicker
First Assistant Camera: Brian Cheung
Second Assistant Camera: Negin Khazaee, Marc Yungco
Loader: Reed Kierce
Peacemaker Filmworks Team: Chris Wiseman, Ryan Ennis, Andrey Chibisov
Stills: Jan Colango, Angel Lynne
EPK: Chloe Cruz
Art Director: Athena Han
Supervising Art Director: Wenke Li
Art Assistant: Christine McCabe
Graphics: Noémie Thirion, Christine MacCabe
Assistant Costume Designer: Shelby Shukaliak, Mayumi Yoshida, Katrina Salisbury
On Set Costumer: Emma McKay, Shelby Shukaliak, Katrina Salisbury
Assistant Hair & Make-up: Alison Jeffreys, Gabrielle Dugré Desrochers, Katrina Kardynal
Tattoo Art: Angel Lynne, Frankie Hodge, Alexandria Tanguay, Iya Yujuico
Gaffer: Indiana Camilleri
Key Grip: Michael Debarrros
Best Boy: Samuel Stefanini-Taylor
Lap OP & Grip: Paula Muraira, Maria Acevez, Joshua Mao, Sebastian V. Buck
Balloon Technician: Peter Hagge
Dolly Grip; Steven Maki
Property Master: Frazer Nygard MacLean
Assistant Property Master/On Set Props: Dana Bontempo
Props Builder: Brendan Murphy
Props Assist: Brendan Murphy, Manon Pille
Set Decorator: Nadia Saliba, Walden Cameron
On Set Decorator: Noémie Thirion
On Set Dresser: Mik Narcisp
Lead Set Dresser: Jane Spencer
Set Dresser: Samantha Lam, Kallista-Dittrick Katevatis, Diane Lee, Joe MacDonald, Rachelle Francoeur
Swamper: Joe MacDonald
Boom Operator: Andy Liu
Assistant Location Manager: Diana Petrova, Dean Donlon
Location Production Assistant: Berlin Lu, Greg Whelan
Traffic Control Person: Genelle Palana, Diane Lee, Sarah Amerongen
Picture Car Coordinator: Collin James Head
Truck Driver: Riann Smit
Editor: Dominic Lester
Composer: Samuel Kim
Post Supervisor: Manpreet Babra
Assistant Editor: Nathan Young
Digital Compositor: Jordan Barnes-Crouse
Colorist: Kipp Lightburn
Translations: Mayumi Yoshida, Hiro Kaganawa
Supervising Sound Editor: Jeff Hilman
Sound Designer: Derek MacPherson
Sound Mixer: Doug Paterson
Foley Editor: James Neves
Background Audio Editor: Benjamin Paul De Caiman
Assistant Production Manager: Shelby Shukaliak
Production Coordinator: Stacey Douglas
Assistant Production Coordinator & Assistant to Producers: Katrina Salisbury
Story Editor: Ric Beairsto
Directing Mentor Jonathan Tammuz
Casting: Rebecca Davidson, Sheriz Tambanilla
Additional Casting Services: Breakdown Services
Co-Producers: Theo Kim, Irma Leong, Willan Leung, Alicia Bernbaum, Ingo Lou
Associate Producer: Sophie Caird, Nathanael Vass, Kent Donguines, Alexandra Staseson, Mayumi Yoshida
Executive Producer: Paul Armstrong, Erin Mussolum
Background Performers: Hayley Gray, Mike Li, Alina Anghel, Nevin Burkholder, Bill Yuan, Nach Dudsdeemaytha, Carolyn Yonge, Nathania Bernabe, Kamila Jones, Jackie Hanlin, Jordan Svenkeson, Ana Laura Ochoa, Gerardo Malpica, Theo Kim, Rebecca Strom, Ben Jones, Leslie Appleton, Lawrence Davidson, Mathias Retamal, Roberto Lanzas, Tamara Juozaitis, Leslie Kwan, Chris Carson, Alannah Bergman, Nick Wong, Armin Karame