Hurricanes be damned.
Film production is surging in the Caribbean and Central America despite natural – and some political – turmoil.“The region’s film industry indeed feels more effervescent,” said Iff Panama artistic director Diana Sanchez.Puerto Rico was the hardest hit by Hurricane Maria last September but that didn’t stop some projects from resuming production about a month later.
First among them was Nick Hamm’s 1970s-set thriller “Driven,” starring Jason Sudeikis, Lee Pace and Corey Stoll, about auto maverick John DeLorean and the FBI drug sting operation that sought to take down the exec.Co-produced by seasoned Puerto Rican producer Luillo Ruiz of the Pimienta Film Co., it took a good dose of creativity and vital connections to overcome myriad logistical issues.
Just getting diesel, food and water was a challenge.
With cell towers down, crew members were visited personally at their homes to get them back on board.
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