Bionic Buzz® got to interview writer & director Alexandre Franchi over zoom. We talked about where his passion for filmmaking came from and his latest movie HAPPY FACE. Direct from a lauded festival run, the powerful film combines a thrilling story while exploring the importance of facial equality and representation. Estranged from his manipulative cancer-stricken mother, Stan, a quixotic 19-year-old, dons a disguise and joins a therapy workshop for disfigured patients in a misguided attempt to reconnect with her. But when his deception is revealed, Stan, who is desperate to gain coping skills to care for his disease-ravaged mother, offers the afflicted patients a bargain: he stays with the group, and in exchange he teaches them how feel good about themselves : by using their “ugliness” as a weapon against our beauty-obsessed culture.
Dark Star Pictures will be releasing HAPPY FACE in virtual theaters January 1st and on digital January 5th.
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