Filmmaking is an interesting art. Much like music, it’s filled with artists that love to make their own work and are known for very unique styles. However, sometimes a collaboration occurs that you don’t see coming but will totally work in ways you could never imagine. You know, like Lil Nas X and Bily Ray Cyrus, for example. (Kidding.) And in filmmaking, you have a seemingly random collaboration between directors Rick Alverson and Lisandro Alonso. Are they going to make the film equivalent of “Old Town Road” for the upcoming feature, “The God Beside My Bed?” One can only hope.
According to ScreenDaily, Rick Alverson and Lisandro Alonso have teamed up to co-direct a new feature, “The God Beside My Bed,” which will take part in the upcoming Mexican filmmaking lab, Catapulta. While it’s unclear what the film is actually about, just the names Alverson and Alonso are enough to pique our interest.
Rick Alverson is an American auteur that is probably best known for his 2018 feature, “The Mountain.” However, he’s won critical acclaim from previous films such as “The Comedy” and “Entertainment.” Alonso broke out in 2014 thanks to his feature, “Jauja,” which played in the Un Certain Regard section of Cannes that year and took home the FIPRESCI Prize. Again, on paper, there’s not much that really links these two filmmakers, but it’s a combination that is sure to produce something visually stunning, if nothing else.
Also joining Alverson and Alonso with submitting films into this year’s Catapulta is Cannes award-winning filmmaker Oliver Laxe. His next feature, “After,” follows the story of a man and his 12-year-old son that venture into various African raves in search for his missing daughter. Laxe is a multiple Cannes award-winning filmmaker with features such as “Fire Will Come,” “Mimosas,” and “You Are All Captains.”
Of course, after Catapulta, it’s hoped that these films will eventually make it to film festivals at some point. And we have to assume these filmmakers will definitely do that, as film festivals are almost a given for these auteurs. But until then, here are a couple of features to definitely keep an eye out for.