![]() He was hiding in a Kung Fu studio in Western Sydney. Then there’s Kevin who was the hardest piece of casting to be honest. He can express so much with a simple gesture which served our film really well. I was available for the rehearsal period so we all got to know each other really well and we all found it a terrific practice to understand these characters and talk about them all which I found to be quite fulfilling.Īaron is a terrific young man and he’s a beautifully understated actor. They know their stuff and they know their processes. To be honest with you, I learnt from them. Levi and Angourie were both complete professionals. ![]() I was constantly pleasantly surprised by some of the choices our kids would make. Tell us a bit about working with this incredible young cast.Ĭraig: They embody these characters and then some. Livi Miller, Aaron McGrath, Kevin Long and Angourie Rice are all very talented actors. Especially because there are more directors around then there are great scripts. I know filmmakers find it difficult to get their film financed, but having a great script is going to get you a very long way. The quick answer is that it wasn’t hard to finance, it was just a little difficult to get that extra half million we needed at the end. We didn’t have to do that which was good. It’s hard to go beyond a certain level in Australian film and for people to go any higher you really need to bring in a studio to back you. It wasn’t hard to finance it, but I didn’t have to do much of the work. I’m very keen to meet great scriptwriters. If you haven’t got a great story and a great script then it’s never going to be a great film. There are a lot of very enthusiastic people out there, I’m one myself, but a great script and a great story is very hard to find which is why I pursued this one so strongly. Rachel: It’s hard to write a great script. Was it easy enough to source financial backing for the film? Not that I lost it in the first place, because it was never mine, but it made me appreciate it even more and to really pursue this thing because I was so tardy initially. A friend of mine, David Jowsey, told me that he was the one who had the rights and that’s when I knew it was time to pursue it again. ![]() I went through a stage of self loathing and hate. Then I approached the publisher who told me the rights had been taken by someone else. It was on my bedside table where I left it for quite a while before I picked it up and gave it a shot. Someone had recommended it to me and I remember thinking, “What would they know?” I remember them telling me it would make a really good film and I stupidly brushed them off. Rachel, when did you first discover the story of Jasper Jones ? Was it the book, theatre or script? There’s a lot going on but principally it’s a coming-of-age story. From there we unlock a story that is a murder mystery, a coming of age story, it has elements of romance, it’s about the mechanics of a country town in the backdrop of the Vietnam War during the Civil Rights era and it’s also about a failing parental relationship. During the night Jasper asks Charlie to go into a glade and it’s here he shows Charlie something really confronting and he asks Charlie for his help because he feels Charlie is the only kid in town he can really trust. He’s indigenous and a bit of a troublemaker and the story is about their friendship. Late one night he is visited by Jasper Jones, the town’s most misunderstood character. He’s sensitive, he’s sincere, he’s bookish. Ĭraig: Principally Jasper Jones is about Charlie Bucktin, our story’s hero. Can you tell our readers a bit about Jasper Jones. Thankfully there’s a hell of a lot more to the story than the parts I mentioned. What a pleasant film you two have released four weeks out from school holidays. They exceeded my high expectations by far.”ĭeath, racism, infidelity, molestation, suicide, alcoholism, manslaughter, grief and penis fingers. “The kids were all different in their own right, but in terms of how they brought these characters to life I couldn’t be happier. Cinema Australia’s Matthew Eeles caught up with the pair to speak all things Jasper Jones. Jasper Jones author Craig Silvey and the film’s director Rachel Perkins were in Perth recently to launch a series of Q&A screenings around the country. Jasper Jones director Rachel Perkins and author Craig Silvey.
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