Local filmmaker Johnny St. Ours was recently seen at the National (the theater) in Richmond, shooting the National (the band). Seemed like exciting news—the band, a bunch of Ivy Leaguers and fine arts grads, tend to accompany their releases with lovely visuals. Turns out St. Ours was cold-called a couple of days before the show, and assembled a crack team to film the show. No word yet on what it will be used for—not even St. Ours knew—though it’s safe to assume there’s going to be a video of the show available at some time in the future.
Our conversation quickly revealed the National show to be a mere sidenote to a much bigger deal: one of St. Ours’ recent projects, a seven minute short called "Outliers," is an official selection at the Cannes Film Festival. "Outliers" is a product of last year’s 48 Hour Film Project in Richmond, where a production team writes, casts, shoots and edits a short within—you guessed it!—two days. St. Ours worked alongside director Lucas Krost. Mendy St. Ours, his wife, stars.
"Outliers," an official selection at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
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