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“Closer to God” is a new twist on the classic “Frankenstein” tale with the addition of cloning. Director\/producer Billy Senese elaborated more on making of the film in a recent press interview. <\/p>\n

Senese stated that the film drew from his love of Mary Shelley’s iconic novel. “[‘Frankenstein’] was a big book for me when I was young, and I love the James Whale movies from the 1930s, \u201cFrankenstein\u201d and \u201cBride of Frankenstein.\u201d I always wanted to do my own interpretation of this story, kind of reinvent those same ideas and themes into a modern reality, one that we might actually face in our lifetime,” he said. “So about 6 months before I started writing this project, I had the book down from the shelf and resting on my nightstand, perhaps I was re-reading it, I don\u2019t remember. Anyway, I saw it sitting there one night and it hit me \u2013 yes! That\u2019s what I\u2019m doing next.”<\/p>\n

He called the film “less of a homage [to ‘Frankenstein’] and more of a straight up modern day interpretation of it.” One of the things that intrigued Senese about the book was Dr. Frankenstein’s inability to foretell how bad of a decision it would be to defy nature. “One of the things that interested me the most about the Frankenstein narrative is the compulsion and blind ambition it took for Dr. Frankenstein to create something so big and treacherous. If you think about it, he had to put blinders on – if he didn\u2019t, he would be so horrified by all the possible outcomes that he would never act. In both the book and in my movie, there are these great moments when those blinders come off… and only then is he able to see what he\u2019s done,” he said. “However, my story, unlike in ‘Frankenstein,’ starts with his creation already being achieved in the first few minutes of the film. So right from the very beginning, the audience watches these outcomes (consequences) start to slowly rollout. They feel that something bad is developing. And then they spend the rest of the film in suspense, waiting for it to happen. My editor, Jonathan Rogers, and I talked a lot about making the film a real pressure cooker – a suspenseful 80-90 minute ride. Based on a lot of the reactions so far from the festival audiences, I think we were able to deliver that intent.”<\/p>\n

The characterization in “Closer to God” intentionally keeps characters in a grey zone, as it were. “I did not want to make anyone outright bad or good. That can get one-dimensional, and I wanted a more complicated story,” he said. “And I didn\u2019t want to make cloning good or bad, either. I didn\u2019t want to come down strong on either side of the argument, because I felt that the film would get heavy-handed pretty quick. I was way more interested in making a movie about the inevitability of progress and the inevitability of the possible consequences of that progress. In my film, the lead character, Dr. Victor Reed, gives a speech, and he says, \u201cIt\u2019s not a matter of whether we go down this path, because we are. It\u2019s how we meet this future.\u201d In my research, I ran across a really great TED talk from a geneticist, and he said something that really stuck with me. He said, \u201cMake no mistake, if it can be done, it will be done.”<\/p>\n

Jeremy Childs plays the lead character, Victor. Senese said that his working relationship with Childs goes way back. “We started working together on one of my radio plays, called ‘Flu.’ And from there, I cast him as the lead in my short film, ‘The Suicide Tapes.’ So when I was writing the script, I always had him in mind for the lead. I think he was perfect for this role,” he said. “Jeremy is an extremely talented, perceptive, and hard-working actor. He\u2019s completely committed to his craft. And he\u2019s the type of actor who\u2019s going to do his homework and come to rehearsal and the set prepared, with good solid choices already lined up. We\u2019ve gotten to be close friends over the last few years, which has been great. Jeremy\u2019s a working actor here in Nashville \u2013 he stays busy with ABC\u2019s \u201cNashville,\u201d along with various stage, TV, and film projects.” <\/p>\n

“Closer to God is coming to theaters, something not many indie films can say. While most go to VOD or DVD, the theatrical victory of sorts isn’t lost on Senese. “[I]t’s such an amazing feeling, and it’s a great and welcome surprise,” he said. “In this day and age, like you said, it\u2019s hard to get to this level in indie filmmaking. Especially with a film like mine. I mean, it was not an easy sell to potential buyers. We have no big stars in it, and the genre doesn\u2019t fall neatly into one category. It\u2019s a sci-fi\/drama\/horror\/thriller all wrapped up together. But what we did have was a good movie.” <\/p>\n

He reiterated his statement about independent filmmaking, saying, “I did not have a nice big comfy Hollywood machine behind me helping me make this movie. We barely got this film made \u2013 it was a real struggle. A very rewarding one, but still a struggle. And we don\u2019t have a huge media buy to get the word out there about it. So please, if you like the film, let other people know about it \u2013 spread the word! You will be supporting independent artists trying to make a go of it.”<\/p>\n

Senese is working on a new film, “another suspense film,” he said, and it’ll be in the works next year. Until then, you can see “Closer to God” when it comes to select theaters and VOD July 3. <\/p>\n

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