Revenge of Mary Sue (2023)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB7FqyhtvW0&t

Revenge of Mary Sue is a 4-minute film where a podcast host thinks this week's podcast episode will be his typical surprise slaughtering of a filmmaker’s latest film. Little does he know there's a surprise guest just waiting to jump on air. The film stars Nhi Do (Penelope Leo), Ben Gaumond (Colby Cameron), and Ariel Hansen (Mary Sue). CORDLESS MICS!!!

We talked about how they shot this film in 8 hours, the value of friendship in collaboration, and some cool projects they are currently working on. Ariel also shares the strangest story for how one of their films because popular through a fetish playlist.

00:00 Introductions

01:42 Inspiration behind the creation of Revenge of Mary Sue (2023)

02:50 Joel shares the writing process behind Revenge of Mary Sue (2023)

04:24 Ben Gaumond’s incredible improv skills

06:44 The realism of these absurdist podcasts

09:12 Ariel’s filmmaking goals when making Revenge of Mary Sue (2023)

11:05 What is a Mary Sue? And why choose Mary Sue for the film?

13:06 The easter eggs behind Revenge of Mary Sue (2023)

17:27 The other inspirations behind the creation of Revenge of Mary Sue (2023)

20:40 How to make a film with a low to no budget

26:19 Dealing with the stress of working with low-budget films or films with many limitations

30:20 The collaborative process of working with friends after many projects

34:20 The team shares their food for thought about filming Revenge of Mary Sue (2023)

39:20 In These Very Woods project that is in development

47:30 Where can you find the team?

51:33 The Ready To Burst (2016) fetish story that put Bad Cookie Pictures in the map

53:42 Conclusion and credits

If you would like to support In These Very Woods, visit the Bad Cookie Pictures website to learn more about their other projects, including In These Very Woods.

Films Referenced in the Interview

Aliens (1986)

Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)

Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)

Clout (2020)

The Fog (1980)

The Lords of Salem (2012)

White Lady (2022)

White Lady Flavor of the Month Episode (2023)

Damned Supper (2022)

Ready To Burst (2016)

Hansen’s Haberdashery

Director: Ariel Hansen

Writer: Joel H. Brewster

Producer: Christopher “Topher” Graham

Production Manager: Sasha Tomasky

Director of Photography: Laurel K Brown

Production Designer: Topher Graham

Key Hair & Make-Up: Chey Reimer

Sound Mixer: Topher Graham

Starring:

Nhi Do as Penelope Leo

Ben Gaumond as Colby Cameron

Ariel Hansen as Mary Sue

Grip: Andres Castillo

Editor: Ben Gaumond

Colorist: Jordan Barnes-Crouse

Special thanks to

Rob Hunt

Project Mouthwash

Denise Hansen

Ariel Slack

Jacquie Doyle

Bren MacDonald