Collaborations / Official Selection - Out of Competition
Bonnie
Synopsis
Legendary casting director Bonnie Timmermann is the focus of this career-spanning documentary that offers insight into her unique casting process and her dedication to accuracy in representation. Featuring rarely-seen audition footage from her archives, showcasing many of today’s most accomplished actors, the documentary celebrates the unique legacy of Bonnie Timmerman, and illustrates how her pioneering approach to casting shaped today’s film and television landscape.
Cast/Avec
- Bonnie Timmermann
- Paul Auster
- Steve Buscemi
- Derek Cianfrance
- Brian Cox
- Benicio Del Toro
- Laurence Fishburne
Screenplay
- Simon Wallon
Cinematographer
- Steeven Petitteville
- Pierrick Reis
Music
- Yuksek
Production
- IDEA(L) 2600
- Eden Rock Media
- Kiss&Kill
Screenings
Simon Wallon
Born in 1981 in Saint-Cloud, Minnesota, Simon Wallon is a French writer, director and producer. He lives and works between Paris and Los Angeles where he established his production company Kiss & Kill in 2013. Simon has directed several short films as well as Tati Express, a documentary about legendary filmmaker Jacques Tati, for TV network Arte. He is currently involved in the development of several TV series and is also producing Bret Easton Ellis’ directing debut, the horror film Relapse, financed and co-produced by French company SND.