Interview With "Aviva" Director/Writer, Boaz Yakin

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2020

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Boaz Yakin has been a director of solid studio and indie fare since his crossover hit "A Price Above Rubies", starring Renee Zelweger in 1998. With such mainstream successes as "Remember The Titans" and "Max" to his credit, it was a bit of a surprise reading the synopsis of his latest feature "Aviva", which was announced as part of the lineup for this year's SXSW. It was said to track "the evolution of a relationship driven by dance sequences... and a pair of principal characters played by four different actors." Available now on VOD, "Aviva" feels like something completely new and exciting, an experimental film that is nonetheless completely accessible. We got to talk with Boaz about the making of this fascinating film, including the collaboration with choreographer/co-star Bobbi Jene Smith, how he came up with the concept of externalizing each character's masculine and feminine sides, and shooting guerilla-style on the streets of France. Take a listen to find out more! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:12.0	Bet the Responsible Way, Gambleaware.org. You are listening to the Next Best Picture podcast, and this is Dan Bayer's interview with the writer and director of the film Aviva,
0:22.5	Boaz Yaquine.
0:23.6	I want to tell you about my best friend in the world.
0:26.9	I'm an actress.
0:29.7	I mean, I'm acting right now.
0:32.5	I'm acting in this because given all the dancing that's going to be happening,
0:36.4	we thought it'd be more viable for the dancers to pull off the acting required than vice versa.
0:41.3	And the part I'll be playing or playing a part of is also for purposes of identification,
0:49.3	a man. My name is Eden.
0:53.3	And that is Aviva. A man. My name is Eden.
0:58.0	And that is Aviva. Aviva, I'm home.
1:02.0	Hey!
1:04.0	I was just about to go to sleep.
1:05.0	Aviva, I'm sorry.
1:07.0	You could have come.
1:08.0	She's the guy.
1:09.0	I'm sorry.
1:10.0	Do I know you need to breathe once in the way.
1:12.6	Everything is always changing.
1:20.6	I want to be with someone who I want for once in my life.
1:24.6	Not who you want, who I want, and who wants me.
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