'The Great Divide': Director and co-star of Portland-made feature discuss its unique origins
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"Even if it's a drastic oversimplification, auteur theory nonetheless reflects the reality of most productions, where the director's chair is indeed where the buck generally stops."
"His script included roles tailor-made for each of the twenty or so students in the class, incorporating their feedback and focusing on their strengths as performers."
"The result is a dark comedy about an extended family that gathers in the wake of its wealthy matriarch's death to settle scores and sort out exactly who gets what from the billions she left behind."
"I had written a film with a role for myself and I thought it would be good to take an acting class just so I don't stink up the joint for the film I'm involved in."
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