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How ‘Gazer,’ a Self-Financed Thriller from Amateur Filmmakers, Made It Into This Year’s Directors’ Fortnight
'Gazer' is the feature debut of director Ryan J. Sloan, a full-time electrician who co-wrote the project with lead actor Ariella Mastroianni.
Ryan J. Sloan ‘s “ Gazer ” is a classic thriller that will surely have Cannes audiences on the edge of their seats when it world premieres in competition in Directors’ Fortnight at this year’s festival. Set in New Jersey and starring Sloan’s partner Ariella Mastroianni, “Gazer” is the story of Frankie, a young mother with a rare degenerative brain condition called dyschronometria. Variety sat down with Sloan and Mastroianni ahead of the “Gazer” world premiere to discuss their informal training, a pieced-together production schedule and their unwavering resolve to get the film into Cannes.
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