Sometimes you have to persist with a project for years before it sees an audience. This post was written by Eli Sasich. I’m Eli, co-writer and director of ATROPA the series, a love letter to the grungy science fiction movies of the 70s and 80s about the crew of a research vessel that crash into themselves in deep space. I’m in a reflective mood, because ATROPA has finally seen a wide release on DUST. It feels completely surreal for the show to be available… but that’s because it was an eight-year journey to actually get here. Eight. Years. Turns out ATROPA took a very unusual, winding, and often frustrating path to distribution. I’m going to do my best to retrace those steps in the hopes that it may be of some interest (or encouragement) to other filmmakers. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 4 October, 2021