After winning Sundance in 1992, the director’s career stalled, thanks in part, he says, to Harvey Weinstein.
It was making films with his family that saved himWhen Alexandre Rockwell’s basement flooded a few years ago, he spotted an opportunity.
Why not do the repairs himself and put the $80,000 insurance payout towards making a new film? He hired graduate students from New York University, where he is the head of directing at the graduate film school, as crew and cast his children, Lana, 18, and Nico, 15, in the leading roles.
Lana is on our video call, too, laughing at her dad as he finishes the story.
“I’ll do whatever I have to do to make a film,” he jokes.
“I just hope I don’t have to burn my house down next time, or cut my leg off.”Lana was 15 when the family shot Sweet Thing.
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