won the Sundance Film Festival’s Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award in January 2020, the prize has been a great boost of confidence whenever a little imposter syndrome kicks in.over Zoom, pointing at the trophy, which is just off camera. “When I’m writing, and I feel like, ‘Oh, this page sucks,’ I can just look at it and, at least, I have some recognition for writing that keeps me motivated to keep going.
“Nine Days” is a very personal project, inspired by the suicide of Oda’s uncle when the writer and director was just 12 years old. The tragedy was deeply affecting for Oda’s family and the movie that resulted from it is an intimate and introspective feature about a man named Will , who is tasked with auditioning prospective souls for the chance to be born after a suicide opens up the opportunity.
After Sundance, Oda and his production team sent the movie to Jonze, who fell in love with it. Jonze brought Oda into his circle to talk about “Nine Days,” forming such a close bond that Jonze asked Oda for help with something new he’s working on. Shortly thereafter, Jonze signed on as an executive producer on the movie.
Oda similarly praised the ensemble of actors that signed on for the film saying that assembling a cast of this caliber is “unbelievable, especially for a first-time filmmaker.” “Watching it right now, it’s even easier to relate with Will’s journey, because I think we more than ever, we better understand this isolation and the place he’s coming from,” Oda says.
“Some people just say that Will made me remember when I lost someone very important in my family,” he recounts. “Or people talk about experiences they had in war. It’s very rewarding to see how empathy goes beyond [the surface]. Will is this vessel for people to feel things they went through or experiences, losses or traumas, and somehow help them heal.”
He worked with spike jonze? No kidding! I can see an artistic influence there for sure
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