Friendships can sustain us, even in the most trying times.
The pandemic was a brutal time for everyone. It was so hard to find those friendships that mattered and even harder to sustain the ones you had with little to no contact.
As filmmakers, we know the circle of friendships we have can be the most crucial part of our success. They’re the people we go to for feedback, confidence, and overall creative support. Famous filmmakers are just like us, with bigger budgets.
When Guillermo del Toro set out to make Nightmare Alley, there was no pandemic. He and his now-wife, Kim Morgan (also an amazing film critic), worked on the screenplay after reading the novel. They incorporated things from other sideshow movies like Freaks and even took from the original Nightmare Alley film from 1947.
The movie began shooting and all was going well. Then the pandemic hit. Hard.
Nightmare Alley had half the movie shot when it happened. And del Toro was forced to head home. While he was happy to have his wife, he missed his friends.
Author: Jason Hellerman
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
