Aneesh Chaganty gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the preparation process for Run, his second feature film, available on Hulu now. Read our accompanying interview with Aneesh, and follow him on Letterboxd.
Note from Aneesh, November 2020:
“Before shooting Run, Natalie Qasabian (the producer) had the idea to create a film library for the crew to check out all the film’s inspirations. And because the movie intentionally tries to borrow a lot from some classics—both on a visual and storytelling level—I thought that was a great suggestion. So I put together the following list and on each DVD, I wrote a small blurb about why that film was an important inspiration or reference to Run. The notes below contain exactly…
Aneesh Chaganty gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the preparation process for Run, his second feature film, available on Hulu now. Read our accompanying interview with Aneesh, and follow him on Letterboxd.
Note from Aneesh, November 2020:
“Before shooting Run, Natalie Qasabian (the producer) had the idea to create a film library for the crew to check out all the film’s inspirations. And because the movie intentionally tries to borrow a lot from some classics—both on a visual and storytelling level—I thought that was a great suggestion. So I put together the following list and on each DVD, I wrote a small blurb about why that film was an important inspiration or reference to Run. The notes below contain exactly what I wrote for each film, word for word.” —Aneesh
Director’s Note
Every one of these movies is an example of a contained thriller. They all take place in a relatively tight amount of space and/or a relatively tight amount of time. Each of them has a lot of great aspects within them—but there are specific elements to each that I want to draw attention to, steal from, and borrow specifically for Run. (What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, Shadow of a Doubt and Carrie are not in this library, but would round out a larger list.)
