Edgerton writes, directs and stars once more as jack, the short sighted boyfriend character who first turned up in spider, another jarring short. Nash edgertons short film bear selected for competition at. Bear 2011 film bear is a 2011 australian short black comedy drama film directed by nash edgerton and written by david michod and nash edgerton. Watch nash edgertons twisted short film bear starring teresa palmer by adam chitwood february 1, 20. He has directed nine multiaward winning short films, including spider and bear that have wowed audiences and entered cult status worldwide his feature films include the square, an australian film noir and the us action caper gringo, starring. Bluetongue films is an australian film collective and production company, composed of filmmakers kieran darcysmith, luke doolan, joel edgerton, nash edgerton, mirrah foulkes, sean kruck, david michod and spencer susser. Nominated for the palme dor at cannes in 2011, bear by nash edgerton is a sequal to edgerton s internet hit, spider, in which the male lead pretty much kills his girlfriend. This time, he pretends to forget his girlfriends birthday so he can surprise her in the woods. In many ways bear is pretty much more of the same a one joke short about a poorly considered practical joke and as such the films appeal is somewhat diluted because youll know where it is vaguely heading. So we thought itd only make sense for us to air its prequel, spider.
See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Nash edgertons bear 2011 short film stars nash edgerton, teresa palmer, and warwick thornton. Hilarious dark comedy short film bear by nash edgerton. Nash edgertons short film bear selected for competition at cannes 20 april, 2011 by if bluetongue films is thrilled to announce that writer director nash edgertons new short film, bear, has been selected for competition at the 64th cannes international film festival. Cannes winners short films 2 short films watch the. Nash edgertons gory and hilarious sundance short bear debuts. Aussie filmmaker nash edgerton has done pretty much everything in the medium of film, from writing, directing, acting, producing, editing and even.
Both are about pranks that unfold not altogether according to plan. Watch director nash edgerton s deliciously twisted short film bear online in full, starring teresa palmer. He is a writer, director, producer, stuntman, actor and editor. Apr 20, 2011 nash edgertons short film bear selected for competition at cannes 20 april, 2011 by if bluetongue films is thrilled to announce that writer director nash edgertons new short film, bear, has been selected for competition at the 64th cannes international film festival. Feb 01, 20 the sortof sequel to 2008s popular short spider, bear sees nash edgerton team up with frequent collaborator david michod director of 2010s acclaimed animal kingdom and. Director gil kenan on his short film, the lark by vice. Jack means well, but sometimes good intentions have horrible consequences. Fassbender is the counselor, offerman joins lamb of god, josh duhamel takes the scenic route and more. Awesome short film bear from director nash edgerton and starring teresa palmer. Aussie filmmaker nash edgerton has done pretty much everything in the medium of film, from writing, directing, acting, producing, editing and even stunt work in the likes of the matrix and star. Last week we premiered nash edgertons bear, to great response.
I actually saw this short for the first time last year up at sundance. Jack, who always takes things too far, organises a surprise for his girlfriend, with unintended consequences director. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Nash edgerton wikimili, the free encyclopedia wikimili, the free encyclopedia. With nash edgerton, teresa palmer, warwick thornton. Watch bear short film starring nash edgerton and teresa. Bear is a 2011 short film written by nash edgerton and david michod and directed by nash edgerton. The imdb lists it as 2007 but weve never posted it here on film. Short film director nash edgerton in his own words. Were releasing some of our favorite short films right here on youtube, including work from nash edgerton the square, spencer susser.
Quoting the synopsis from the 2011 cannes film festival site. He is known for his work on mr inbetween 2018, gringo 2018 and the square 2008. A film by nash edgerton follows the continuing adventures of jack, who always takes things too far. Bear is a 2011 australian short black comedy drama film directed by nash edgerton and written by david michod and nash edgerton. Bear nash edgerton short film jamesefurness jun 08, 2018 jack, who always takes things too far, organises a surprise for his girlfriend, with unintended consequences. Nash edgerton is making a name for himself as one of the sharpest filmmakers on the festival circuit with shorts like spider and bear, which will be playing sxsw, and we spoke with him at. He is known for his work on mr inbetween 2018, gringo. Edgerton writes, directs and stars once more as jack, the shortsighted boyfriend character who first turned up in spider, another jarring short. Home short film bear nash edgerton short film jamesefurness jun 08, 2018 jack, who always takes things too far, organises a surprise for his girlfriend, with unintended consequences. Nash edgertons gory and hilarious sundance short bear. Both star edgerton as a prankster who plays a high price for tricks inflicted on his girlfriends, and both. Edgerton was 18 when he decided to look into stuntwork. Nash edgerton was born on january 19, 1973 in australia. Nash edgerton was born on january 19, 1973 in blacktown, new south wales, australia.
Edgerton is the brother of swad alum joel edgerton and both were raised in dural, new south wales, australia. Nash edgerton explains the stunning special effects used in his short film bear in this exclusive behind the scenes interview. The film had its world premiere in competition at the cannes film festival on 21 may 2011. He has directed nine multiaward winning short films, including spider and bear that have wowed audiences and entered cult status worldwide. Nash edgerton writes, directs and leads the film well and looking at his resume on imdb he is clearly someone who likes to keep busy, with a large number of blockbuster films where he does stunt work, interspersed with short films and other works where he does other roles, such as this one. We now are able to bring you the full short for his other film bear, which i think is even funnier than spider. Nash edgertons spider 2007 short film stars nash edgerton, mirrah foulkes, joel edgerton, chum ehelepola, bruno xavier, and tony. This is nash edgertons short film follow up to spider called bear. Thanks to vice, you can now watch bear, a short film by nash edgerton that has been popping up at festivals around the globe. Nash edgerton has made his mark as a stuntman the matrix films and star wars prequels and actor zero dark thirty but its his work as a director that we want to focus on today. Nash edgerton jack, teresa palmer emelie and warwick thornton ranger premiered at cannes film festival, 21 may 2011 nominated for palme dor. Nash edgertons dark and hilarious short film bear starring teresa palmer. Edgerton also stars in the short, alongside his brother joel edgerton, and reprised this character for his 2011 short bear. He has directed nine awardwinning short films, including spider and bear, which have gathered international cult followings his.
One of his recent shorts, made in 20, stars and was cowritten by taika waititi. Bear by nash edgerton 2011 australia 11m a sequal to edgertons internet hit, spider, in which the male lead pretty much kills his girlfriend, bear finds the same man with a new girlfriend exactly why anyone would date this guy is a mystery to me and pulling a similar prank. Watch director nash edgertons deliciously twisted short film bear online in full, starring teresa palmer. Nash edgerton doesnt have any movies playing in theaters. Bear a short film by nash edgerton weezbo inspiration. Nominated for the palme dor at cannes in 2011, bear by nash edgerton is a sequal to edgertons internet hit, spider, in which the male lead pretty much kills his girlfriend. Follows the continuing adventures of jack, who always takes things too far. Jack and jill are always hurting each others feelings. This time, he pretends to forget his girlfriends birthday so he can surprise her in. Watch bear short film starring nash edgerton and teresa palmer. This time he is organizing a surprise for his girlfriend, with unintended consequences. Nash edgertons latest short film is a semisequel to his popular short, spider, as we follow jack the director himself suffering from surprising girlfriend trouble once again. Nash edgerton s dark and hilarious short film bear starring teresa palmer by erik davis feb 01, 20 comments casting.
Vice announced today the launch of a new program called vice shorts, and as part of the. Spider, the short film by nash edgerton, isnt exactly new. Nash edgertons short film bear selected for competition. Bear is a direct sequel to nash edgerton s shockjoke film, spider, and, like all good follow ups, it takes the formula of the original and ups the ante for our personal, cringeinducing pleasure. Nash edgertons short bear featuring warm bodies star teresa palmer.
The australian nash edgerton, together with the blue tongue films studio directed a dramatic short film that tells the story of a young couple, emily and jack. The template remains the samegood natured jack sees his wellintentioned plan devolve quickly into an ironic, darkly comedic spiral of bad. Feb 08, 20 last week we premiered nash edgerton s bear, to great response. Kilda film festival, where it was seen by stuntman and film producer nash edgerton, who took the project under his wing. Bear, the followup to spider, is being premiered at cannes. Nash edgerton born 19 january 1973 is an australian film director and stuntman, and a principal member of the moviemaking collective bluetongue films contents 1 life. Bear finds the same man with a new girlfriend exactly why anyone would date this guy is a mystery to me and pulling a similar prank. In many ways bear is pretty much more of the same a one joke short about a poorly considered practical joke and as such the films appeal is somewhat diluted. The stuntman and director may not be known as well as his. Jack has the perfect birthday surprise planned for emelie. Nash edgerton writes, directs and leads the film well and looking at his resume on imdb he is clearly someone who likes to keep busy, with a large number of. Nash edgertons fantastic short bear with teresa palmer jack cunliffe february 1, 20 if, for some ungodly reason, you havent been following the works of the australian filmmaking collective bluetongue films, then you may need to hand in your cinephile card. Nash edgertons spider 2007 short film stars nash edgerton, mirrah foulkes, joel edgerton, chum ehelepola, bruno xavier, and tony lynch. After nash edgertons nervejolting 2007 short spider screened at sundance.
Feb 01, 20 nash edgerton stuntman, actor, editor, producer, writer, director and brother of actor joel edgerton directed and stars in bear, a short film he cowrote with david michod. Jack has the perfect birthday surprise planned for. This fabulous collective of australian filmmakers has a host of critically acclaimed shorts and features to its name most notably, it produced animal kingdom, the seminal gangster drama starring guy pearce which got 4. Ryan edited a halfhour version of the film for screening at the st.
Oct 03, 2018 after nash edgertons nervejolting 2007 short spider screened at sundance. Over the last couple of decades edgerton has directed many short films, which have competed at prestigious festivals including cannes film festival, sundance film festival, sydney film festival and tropfest. Nash edgerton born 19 january 1973 is an australian film director and stuntman, and a principal member of the moviemaking collective bluetongue films. About a year ago we showed you an awesomely funny short film called spider by director nash edgerton, brother of actor joel edgerton. Nash edgerton built a career for himself as a stuntman, working in movies such as the matrix and superman returns. Mar 01, 20 bear a short film by nash edgerton march 1, 20 in movies the australian nash edgerton, together with the blue tongue films studio directed a dramatic short film that tells the story of a young couple, emily and jack.
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