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How 'The Secret Art of Human Flight' Balanced Comedy and Grief

Sometimes in life some truly tragic and horrible things happen suddenly and we have no idea how to cope. For Grant Rosenmeyer's (The Royal Tenenbaums, Crazy Ex Girlfriend) Ben Grady in the humanist dramedy The Secret Art of Human Flight,, he drains his life savings to hire a guru named Mealworm (Paul Raci) to teach him ho to fly.Is it hapless scam? Is he going to be coerced into simply walking off of a cliff? Will he actual lear the secret art of flight? Ben, coping with the recent death of his wife, is too depressed to care. Directed by H.P. Mendoza, The Secret Art of Human Flight is an incredibly charming exploration of how we handle and process intense grief. Grief is (pardon my french) a bit of a motherfucker, and something we all unfortunately experience at some point in our lives for all kinds of different reasons. One of my favorite part about the art of film is telling stories that can resonate and help an audience that may be experiencing something relatable an avenue to feel less alone. The Secret Art of Human Flight pulls this off in strides. Below, we interview Mendoza, Rosenbaum, and Raci, where they break down portraying grief and not waiting around for the perfect moment to make your movie. NFS: What your process portraying grief, both acting and directing, for harnessing and portraying such humanist grief?H.P. Mendoza: I personally was going through grief of my own because we were in the middle...

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Published By: NoFilmSchool - Saturday, 13 July

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