ashland independent film festival
Post Office Box 218
Ashland, OR 97520
Email: info@ashlandfilm.org
Phone: 541-488-3823
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The Dogwalker
Filmmaker: Jacques Thelemaque
Genre: Feature Film/Drama
Running time: 99 minutes
Life on the edge for two women: one abused, attacked, and out of options, and the other who has carved out a hiding place from the world by taking a job as a dog walker. They begin a rocky friendship of disillusionment and hard lessons in an uncompromising view of a difficult road back for people with few resources. Best First Film at 2003 San Jose Film Festival. [Violence, Adult Language, Nudity]
Interview with Jacques Thelemaque
Q. What inspired you to make this film?
A. I wanted to make a small personal film with my wife, who, besides being an incredible actress, was a dogwalker. It was her suggestion to build a story around that world, which we both felt would make a great backdrop and metaphor for the issues I wanted to explore.
Q. What would you like the audience to know?
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It was made through our amazing collective, filmmakers alliance.
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It was still really, really, really, really hard, but really, really, really, really, really worth every penny and every ounce of heartache.
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Filmmaking is more about passion, ideas and imagination and less about money and technology.
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