Video Interview: Jessie Kahnweiler – He’s the One (Short Film) 2020 Sundance Film Festival

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Arriving at the Sundance Film Festival with yet another thought-provoking and edgy-laced noir humor oeuvre that asks tough questions He’s the One addresses victim shaming also disposes of blame-shaming. Writer-director-star Jessie Kahnweiler‘s rom-did-he-rape-me-com is a multi-toned deconstruction of intention and consent that deftly demonstrates how we are walking, splintered variations of self.

I sat down with Kahnweiler (who was joined by her producer Tasha Petty) in Park City to discuss the need to immerse herself into her work (she plays the lead) and the vocabulary she utilizes to openly discuss sexual assault.


Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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