"As part of his table of bubbles method, Ohs makes one film per year with tiny crews - he's his own DP, sound recordist and editor - and stories developed collaboratively with his actors. Having been introduced to Poland through its American Film Festival and the US in Progress program, Ohs had moved Warsaw at the end of 2023 and was looking to make a movie there, one that would be his "foreign film""
"The thing that a lot of men don't know about Charli is that she is a deep cinephile. When she's not writing a song, she's watching, and what was really cool was that I just told her about Pete's filmmaking because I wanted to break the ice between these two friends of mine who I respect a lot and who come from two very different worlds, right? The minute t"
Charli XCX unexpectedly agreed to star in Erupcja after a chance meeting, joining a project with no screenplay and a rapid three-month turnaround before her tour. Pete Ohs employs a "table of bubbles" method, making one film per year with tiny crews while serving as DP, sound recordist and editor, and developing stories collaboratively with actors. Ohs relocated to Warsaw after festival introductions and aimed to make a foreign-language film following experiments in horror and indie comedy. Collaborators include Jeremy O. Harris, Will Madden, translator Zofia Chlebowska and actress-writer Lena Góra, inspired by a stranded-traveler anecdote.
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