HOME Round Table w/ Kathy Bates, Franka Potente, and Aisling Franciosi!

Earlier this week, Ian had the opportunity to join a critics round table for the new movie, Home.

Writer/director Franka Potente and stars Kathy Bates and Aisling Franciosi spoke about their captivating indie drama, in which Marvin (Jake McLaughlin) returns home from prison after 17 years to find an ailing mother (Bates) and a town that despises him--including Delta (Franciosi), whom he discovers has a surprising connection to his crime.

This spoiler-lite interview covers the origins of Home (Potente's feature-directorial/writing debut); the cast's methods for creating realistically damaged characters; and how the creators supported each other during filming (even when that support included going full-on "method").

Home is now playing in select theatres and is available On Demand from Gravitas Ventures.

Show Links:

• Watch the Home trailer.

• Watch Ian and Keeping Reel's David Fowlie review Home.

• And be sure to follow my fellow round table critics!

  • Paul Salfen of AMFM Magazine

  • Kristin Ciliberto of Mac Movie Reviews

  • Patrick Gibbs of Slug Magazine

  • Jim Alexander of Reel Talker

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