What's Happening 'With Her'?

Joseph, Rebecca and Taylor. Cast of 'With Her' (Photo: Jill Dennis)

For those of you who have been following along with us, you might already know that we have a cast for the film! They are Joseph Murray (as William), Rebecca Liddiard (as Sophia), and Taylor Davis (as Matthew), and we could not be any more proud to have them playing the key roles in the film. We are at the stage in Production where we have the cinematic vision for the film, and rehearsals are under way. And with the advent of rehearsals beginning, we also welcome to the team Giuliana Lacerenza! Giuliana is an accomplished dancer and is choreographing the dance sequence with Rebecca.  Lucky for us, by day she plays the role of Executive Producers Assistant at Sudden Storm Entertainment, soon to be a Project Coordinator with the OMDC, and makes her more than qualified to help us in Producing With Her. We're excited moving forward having her as a part of the team!

Gerson describing the scene, the rest of us, captivated. (Photo: Jill Dennis)

Joseph as William, being his handsome self. (Photo: Jill Dennis)

Gerson, Emer, Giuliana and I as well as the cast have gotten together for rehearsals twice now; the first time was all of us together, getting to know each other, running through the script, soaking up coffee, and laughing whenever possible. The second time was Joseph and Rebecca together. It was a full house the first time around! We were lucky to have Jill Dennis (photographer) drop in to take some candid shots and rehearsal stills, I'll be posting them bit by bit on the new photo stream section as well as in posts in the blog here so keep your eyes peeled for them. They are terrific photos and we hope Jill will drop by again soon. The chemistry with everyone was just right. Rebecca and Joseph continue to have a knack for making each other laugh, and when they play through the script we often lose ourselves in their performances. To have that magic, this early on, is truly inspiring and we know they'll dazzle on the big screen. Joseph and Taylor too, have an instant rapport where we fall into their conversations as if we're listening to two philosophers trying to break down the big mystery of life: love. Gerson sent everyone home with homework (including me!), and we took two weeks to digest the rehearsal with a long weekend and a list of films to watch for inspiration.

Rebecca as Sophia, being her lovely self. (Photo: Jill Dennis)

This last weekend (the second rehearsal), Joseph and Rebecca came to rehearse their scenes. Their comfort level is in a nice place, and the dynamics of William and Sophia are starting to come out. Acting the beginnings of love, those first awkward sparks, is difficult. And yet Joseph and Rebecca have found it within themselves to burst with life, and leave us grinning after every run through! Next week, we are having Joseph and Taylor together to rehearse their specific scenes and we can't wait to see what happens. The interplay of actors absorbing a story, and a character is an amazing process to behold. All three of the actors in With Her amaze us and leave us excited to shoot in a few short months.

We will have more updates before too long, I know Gerson and I are attending Hot Docs this year and will be blogging about some of the interesting things we come across there. We also look forward to hearing from Emer about her amazing opportunities and developments with Black Cadillacs, an exciting Canadian Short Film that she wrote and will be featured at this years Cannes Film Festival.

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Kris


Kristopher Finnigan
Producer
With Her