Podcast: Arlen Faber Director John Hindman
John Hindman didn’t have to go the normal route of getting funding for his independent film before the acquiring the cast. Actor Jeff Daniels signed on to play the title charatcer, Arlen Faber, after reading Hindman’s script and before the money was even there. “If it weren’t for Jeff taking a chance on me–a nobody–I would just be a guy who wrote a screenplay,” he says.
Arlen Faber is the story of a reclusive writer who surfaces on the 20th anniversary his best-selling religious self-help book, and is competing in the dramatic competetion at Sundance this year. It also co-stars Lauren Graham, Olivia Thirlby, and Kat Dennings.
Hindman filmed on location in Philadelphia and shot on 35mm to get that “warm” feeling. The director is inspired by Woody Allen, James L. Brooks, and Sydney Pollack, while the film itself satirizes “psychobabble” while also striving to be a successful romantic comedy, as Hindman discusses with Millimeter Contributor Eric Melin.
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