New Movie!!!!! “I’m No Am’rican” (2009)
Cris Ubermann and Hiro Super proudly present “I’m No Am’rican”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVeMwSQB0ec
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On Making “I’m No Am’rican” with Cris Ubermann
It’s been almost 5 months since French film auteur Cris Ubermann and I teamed up to make a full-fledged experimental movie. The last time we worked on such project is the “Film Noir” trilogy with Kate Crash and Toyoda Tanuki, which became a great success for all of us.
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| The movie’s teaser poster excited fans with its distinctive western visual. |
Even though we have not released all the “Film Noir” movies yet, fans have been clamoring for the next Cris Ubermann / Hiro Super collaboration. Ubermann and I have constantly been in talks about our next project, but it’s been so difficult to start, especially because of the physical distance between us.
As you know, I have moved to Hollywood from Tokyo in October 2008, not only to help with my art-crime partner Kate Crash’s rock n roll revolution, but also to accomplish my assignment to become the bridge between North America and Japan.
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| The movie introduces American actress Sulai Lopez, as Super’s costar. Lopez gives a brilliantly courageous performance, Ubermann says. |
Ubermann, on the other, remains in Tokyo and has been struggling to find time to work on his more personal projects, which include all Ubermann / Super movies, as he has become one of the most in-demand “Mozzod” filmmakers working in Asia / Europe today.
Having worked so many times so successfully together, Ubermann and I know so much about each other as artists and friends. In February 2009, during our rather deep conversation about things in life, Ubermann made some significant messages about this generation, whose powerful pieces I had to quickly weave together and turn into the form of poetry.
A producer in me, which I have put a veil on to concentrate on my performer career in Hollywood, awoken abruptly and told the French filmmaker that it’s finally time to make a new full-fledged Ubermann / Super movie.
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| The movie’s original poster artwork made for European market. Ubermann says the movie is an exercise in “POUROUPAGANDA” filmmaking. |
Ubermann’s immediate reaction was a negative one. From his poetic message with dark tone, I fully expected this answer. His illustrious career as filmmaker has taught him to be picky in choosing next projects, even when he’s working with his most trusted artistic partner, which happens to be me (how lucky!).
I, however, really felt the need to make and release a movie based on this poem. It was apparent to me that my friend Ubermann was being consumed by the busy work schedule and was in agony over the industry’s need for him to make commercial projects against his will.
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| Director Ubermann, a lifelong fan of Japanese “Hanami” culture. |
I thought it was also crucial for me to make a movie based on the poem at this stage in my Hollywood career. When Ubermann and I first met and started talking enthusiastically about movies and the world, we agreed that making statements and messages should be the most important part of our artistic collaboration.
Admittedly, we had not made a fully message-driven movie since “Hard Crick“, our first collaboration. “SUB: Way of Samurai” and “Film Noir” trilogy have been enjoyed predominantly for their entertainment values (we very subtly included social messages in those movies, which critics are now starting to point out after multiple viewing).
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| Hiro Super has reportedly said that his Amr’can role was one of the most physically demanding. |
Anyway, I have this mission to accomplish after all: to become the bridge between North America and Japan. I couldn’t think of better legs to sustain the bridge than our new movie based on the poem.
It’s always a surprise in history of human kind that so many great discoveries and art are made in ways that sound so random and arbitrary.
The only thing I did to convince Ubermann to make the movie is to say these magical words.
“Let’s do mozz!”
Ubermann replied with his trademark lines.
“We can do it!”
And, we did.
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(http://www.headphonic.net)
Cinematography by Javier Valdez & Kurumi Uchino
Hair & Make up by Kurumi Uchino
(http://www.kurumi-uchino.com)
Directed / Edited by Cris Ubermann
(http://www.telemakfilms.com)
Produced by Hiro Super
(http://www.hirosuper.com)
(c)Hiromak International 2009
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