Why He's On Our Radar: Director Jonathan Lisecki has had great success on the festival circuit with his shorts "Woman in Burka" and "Gayby." His feature debut, a longform version of "Gayby," in which he also plays a supporting role as a catty best friend, made its debut earlier this year at SXSW, and has gone on to play Provincetown, Frameline, and the Los Angeles Film Festival. The film follows thirty-something friends from college Matt (Wilkas) and Jenn (Harris) as they decide they want to bring a baby into the world the old-fashioned way. The couple continues to navigate the daunting New York dating scene throughout their trials and tribulations at attempting pregnancy, and much interpersonal strife and hilarity ensues. This Lgbt Pride weekend in New York, the film will play at Rooftop Films and BAMcinemaFest. His films and his mere presence in a room inspire belly laughs. Lisecki is the rare indie director.
- 6/21/2012
- by Bryce J. Renninger
- Indiewire
Jonathan Lisecki's movie Gayby is making its world premiere at SXSW; it's a feature that expands the story from his short film of the same name. Lisecki's past work includes the 2008 Spirit of Slamdance Award-winning Woman in Burka, and you might remember him as the coach in Clay Liford's film Wuss from SXSW 2011. Austin filmmaker Liford was Director of Photography on Gayby, so you know it's going to look good; when you read the premise, you can be pretty sure it's one of the more memorable plots in an already edgy fest lineup.
Slackerwood: Describe your film for us in a couple of sentences.
Jonathan Lisecki: Gayby is an outrageous comedy about a straight girl and her gay best friend trying to have a baby. Insanely awkward sex scenes and vast complications ensue.
What’s one thing about the film that is going to make it impossible...
Slackerwood: Describe your film for us in a couple of sentences.
Jonathan Lisecki: Gayby is an outrageous comedy about a straight girl and her gay best friend trying to have a baby. Insanely awkward sex scenes and vast complications ensue.
What’s one thing about the film that is going to make it impossible...
- 2/29/2012
- by Jenn Brown
- Slackerwood
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