JOSHUA TRIGG
WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO BECOME A FILMMAKER?
Childhood trauma. I used to make films as a boy to hide from what was happening around me. I would essentially live in my own world where I had control. Also... Jurassic Park haha.
HOW DID YOU GET THE IDEA FOR SATU - YEAR OF THE RABBIT?
It was a rewrite of a screenplay I have been working on since I was 15 years old. I fell in love with a little red monastery in Pha Tang, Laos whilst shooting a documentary which took me to set it there. But they are universal themes housed in later stories, skills and cultural curiosities I had come across on my travels and work in Asia over the last ten 10 years.
WHAT OBSTACLES DID YOU ENCOUNTER DURING FILMING IN LAOS?
The list is endless. From poisonous snakes, crew members in hospitals as village water wells were tainted, 'special payments' closed borders (so we had to find 'creative ways' to move film and equipment around), film magazines deteriorating in the heat, lost lenses, financial destruction, and just so much more. But, Laos is the most beautiful country with the most friendly people. I would do it all again. :)
HOW DO YOU WORK AS A FILMMAKER, AND WHAT'S YOUR BEST ADVICE FOR ASPIRING FILMMAKERS?
Don't stop making films and don't listen to anyone's opinion that you do not trust creatively.
FUTURE GOALS?
Onto the next film, I wish to carry through what I have learned, both positively and negatively. I want to keep my morals in place as I did with Satu, focusing on kindness and the comradery of your fellow human. I aim to grow as a person and an artist. I think in reality they come hand in hand.
ABOUT
Joshua Trigg is a British film director known for SATU - YEAR OF THE RABBIT (BIFA, Raindance Film Festival, Rhode Island International Film Festival) / IMDb
