Behind the Scenes of Oscar-Worthy Film 'Beyond The Rush': Mena Suvari, Bill Barrett & Robert Sayegh
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Why is 'Beyond The Rush' considered Oscar-worthy?
When I say this movie needs to be seen everywhere, and I mean, to me, it's an Oscar nod. Like, I truly mean it. You guys absolutely crushed it, and I really do feel if there's anybody listening, yo, you need to get on this shit. Because the bottom line is, I'm getting goosebumps thinking about it. If this movie is not seen, then the world cannot heal.
Sheriff French, what up? This one's luck. I let the pain inspire me. I put my all in everything I'm doing. Up until it's done, I'm me for the entirety. I put in overtime. I be working. Just know I'm a gopher, man, because I earned it. They watching. I know it's time. I confirmed it. The whole society determined.
What's up, everybody? Welcome back to another episode of The Determined Society. I'm your host, Sean French, and today I have a special, special treat for you. I know I always say that, but wait until you hear this show and watch this show wherever you enjoy The Determined Society. So today I have... an amazing cast from an amazing film that I just saw and it's an independent film that to me needs to be distributed everywhere on big screen and has major Oscar implications in my mind. It's incredible and these performances from the actresses to the actors and the writing and directing from, it's just a masterful piece. So today I have with me award-winning actress, Nina Savari, you have definitely seen her in a lot of films, American Pie, American Beauty, yada, yada, yada. Well, she plays an amazing lead role as the mom, Leah, in this movie, and she absolutely crushes it. And we have... Our man Bill Barrett, who plays Samuel, a very complex character, incredible. I got to tell you, dude, that role, it was very amazing to see that role on screen.
And we have our writer and director. rob rob rob like dude you like rob sayer right it's a sayer without an r but we're here and um man i'm just so happy to be here with you guys and uh i told you guys before filming that i'm in love with the movie
Thank you, Sean. Thanks a lot for having us. It's an amazing opportunity.
My pleasure.
To be able to talk about it with you and someone who watched it and liked it and has some input. We appreciate that.
Absolutely. I mean, like, again, you know, from opening scene to the very last the very last scene, my it's the name is fitting beyond the rush because my heart was continually going like this. Like it was, you know, Mina, your beginning scene. Right. Like that right there. I was like, oh, my God. Like I knew right then I'm like, my wife is not going to watch this movie with me. because she'll have nightmares for the rest of her life. This is going to be all on me to watch. But from that point to, you know, the character you played, Leah, and Bill, you as the lead male, like, I have so many questions, right? Like, first of all, tell me kind of how you guys, what attracted you guys to Beyond the Rush in the first place? Because it is such a dynamic film.
Yeah. Go ahead, Mano. You want me to start? Okay. I mean, I've always been really drawn to projects that involve our director also being the writer. Just feels very heartfelt and... I really loved this character because, I mean, I'm always looking for a human story. I'm always looking for something that really challenges me, that I feel like I can learn from, that I can grow from and with. And I think I just, at the core of it, really connected with her as, I guess it's kind of twofold. You know, I've suffered from my own addictions, overcoming those, really feeling like it was a matter of just consistently trying to be better than my circumstance, a better person in any way that I could. So I connected with, I feel like
that part of Leah, those intentions, but then also as a mother, you know, and connection with, with that, that, you know, to me, It's interesting how complex she was, the things that she was facing, not only physically and mentally and emotionally, but it was this idea of her just consistently trying to do her best. It's... it's sort of like ambiguous and that's what was interesting to me.
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