Steve Buscemi’s feature film directorial debut, THE LISTENER, is a riveting look at a helpline volunteer. Academy Award nominated Writer Alessandro Camon talked with our Gadi Elkon about Buscemi, the film’s star Tessa Thompson and so much more!
Beth is a crisis helpline volunteer that gets on the phone every night, fielding calls from people feeling lonely, broken, hopeless. During tonight’s shift, the stakes rise: is this the night she will save a hurting soul – or lose one?
Academy Award nominated Writer Alessandro Camon talked with Gadi about the film’s origins, Steve Buscemi being the first Director attached, the impact of Producer Oren Moverman, Tessa Thompson embodying the role of Beth and so much more! Alessandro even talked with Gadi about Camon’s own future dive into the director’s chair!
Here is our chat with Academy Award nominated Writer Alessandro Camon:
The Listener is in theaters starting tomorrow Friday March 29th, 2024.
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