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...Fabulous Baker Boys) newcommer Jodelle Ferland and is directed by the irrepressible and sometimes controversial Gilliam (12 Monkeys, Brothers Grimm).
Based on Mitch Cullin's cult novel of the same name, Tideland thrusts audiences into the fantastical world of young Jeliza-Rose (Ferland), who escapes the culture shock and loneliness of moving to rural Texas from Los Angeles by inventing a world where bog men awaken at dusk, monster sharks swim down railroad tracks and disembodied Barbie heads share in her adventures.
A one-woman cheerleader for the Canadian film industry, Martinelli convinced Thomas and Gilliam to substitute the wilds of Texas for the sweeping prairie landscape of Saskatchewan. "Gabriella is a real force," says Gilliam. "She has incredible enthusiasm for her work, and that, combined with great organizational skills, makes her unstoppable. At our first meeting she convinced me to abandon my idea of shooting in South Africa and instead she booked a fight for Canada. It was a great joy to have so much freedom on the set and not to have studio execs looking over my shoulder all of the time. Gabriella and Jeremy gave me the opportunity to make the film I wanted."
"When Jeremy sent me the Tideland script, I was really excited because I really wanted to work with Terry Gilliam," Martinelli says. "And I love working with Jeremy. He is simply the best independent producer there is. But most of all, I fell in love with the story, and after I read the script I thought why not shoot in Saskatchewan? For one thing, the tax credits are between 35 and 40 per cent, and with a short, 45-day shoot, we had to...
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