Meagan Coyle spent almost a decade watching directors work before becoming one herself.She spent nine years as a makeup artist on indie film sets in New York, observing creative decisions from behind the monitor. Now she's debuting her first short film as a writer/director at Sundance in the Midnight Short block. Prime started as a comedy about veganism, but evolved into something darker and stranger. It follows the lead character, Claire, as she visits what appears to be an idyllic wellness commune, where the bright daylight and optimistic atmosphere gradually reveal something more unsettling.This is Coyle's passion project. Ahead of the festival, we hopped on Zoom to talk about condensing feature ideas for a short proof-of-concept, killing your darlings, and what she learned from her first time as a director. - YouTube www.youtube.com Editor's note: The following conversation has been edited for length and clarity.No Film School: This started as an almost comedic story about food choice and veganism, but I'd love to hear about how that concept was developed.Meagan Coyle: So I'm a makeup artist, and so I'm kind of coming at it, making a film, coming from that world where I've spent a lot of time on set. And when I was sort of thinking about a movie that I wanted to make, I guess a few things. So I was on a movie once where it was just a lot of vegetarians, and there weren't as many meat eaters, and someone was just like, "Oh, is this...
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