The cast and crew of film ‘Endless Summer Syndrome’ interacted with the media and delegates at a press conference held at 54th IFFI in Goa today. The French language film from Czech Republic will have its Asian premiere tomorrow, 28th November at IFFI.
Briefing the media, Associate Producer Lindsay Taylor Stewart said, “The film is an homage to French cinema. Conveying Director Kaveh Daneshmand message she said that the Director desires that the audience should feel and experience the film, instead of the writer or the director giving their comments on this film.
Talking about the challenges in making the movie she said that the movie was created by international cast and crew during the covid pandemic time.
In response to a question about her selection of the film, Associate Producer Lindsay Taylor Stewart said that she was impressed with the storyline which is centered on a matriarch.
The film follows a lawyer and mother of two whose idyllic family life in France unravels after receiving an ominous call about her husband’s fidelity. It a film that questions family bonds and bring complexity and nuance to the family drama genre.
Giving details about her experience and the essence women characters portray in the film, actor Frederika Milano said “The leading role in the movie is played by a woman and the film does not portray women like done in earlier times.”
Talking about the lead character Delphine in the film she said that Delphine is a strong, independent woman who manages the entire family on her own.
She further added that not just the cast, but the crew also had women in majority and everyone had a strong voice in the decision making process of the film. She expressed hope that the film Endless Summer Syndrome will inspire others to make more women centric films.