You can’t live your life seeking the adoration of other people. Like anything else in art you have to take what someone else says with a grain of salt. I have learned many lessons from the ones who are critical and been encouraged by the many who have said very positive things. Are you satisfied with the response it has received from masses and critics? Like anything else, you just have to stick to it, work hard, and don’t give up on yourself or the project. I’ve had a great time with it through both the lows and the current highs. If one thing works out another thing will become more difficult. I learned that there is no “easy” part to the process. How has the overall experience been of creating Grinder? What lessons did you learn this experience?
I think it would have been easier to find locations in a smaller town where people are less “over it” when it comes to filmmaking. With locations we had a lot of trouble finding local businesses in New York who wanted to be supportive of independent films. I ended up directing after our previous choice didn’t work out.
We went through 3 different actors playing Sarah (one before the night she was supposed to shoot), 2 Rich’s, 2 Luke’s, and a director. Did you face any troubles in terms of shooting and casting? Please take us through the interesting facts of behind the scene.Įvery shoot deals with problems when casting, finding locations, and crewing important positions. I don’t think the LGBT is the only victim of this culture, but it worked for our specific story to tell it within that framework. Being from a small town there is a level of naiveté to how you behave when you move to the big city. I had agents, casting directors, and photographers approach me in the same way our characters do. There are some, who work in many different jobs within fashion, who do in fact behave in the way some of our characters do.
There are many different people who make up the glamour industry. Does the film deliver justice to the real scenario of the glamour industry for LGBT community? Please share your thoughts on the same. The right people at the right time are always how these things work out. I was lucky to meet our producer Wes Cole at a film festival I was working at and the two of us really connected. Yes, we attempted to crowd fund first and failed quite spectacularly. Is it difficult to approach producers to invest in LGBT themed films? Hollywood studios are still afraid to make LGBT films and so it is up to independent filmmakers, like myself, to delve into the rich stories and history of the LGBT community. Society’s reaction has been changing over time. According to you, how society reacts to films based on LGBT theme? Here director Brandon Ruckdashel sharing his experience of creating Grinder and interesting facts of behind the scene. Most the events, which the action of Grinder centres around, are based on my and a few of my friends experiences.” Speaking exclusively to Gaysi Family about the idea behind the concept, Brandon said, “I wanted to take a couple of my personal stories, from getting started in the industry, and put them together into a film. Not everyone can survive the way this town treats you. According to him Grinder was inspired by New York City being a meat grinder which eats some people up, chews on them, and spits them out. Like the protagonist of the film, Brandon also moved to New York City, after completing studies from North Carolina and started working as a stage actor off-Broadway. Based on true stories, Grinder is a film which narrates the story of a teenager who leaves his home in the suburbs and his abusive father for the promise of a modelling job in New York City. Recently, independent filmmaker Brandon Ruckdashel made headlines through his new project Grinder. Directly and indirectly filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar has showcased contribution as well as condition of LGBT community in glamour industry through his films.
It’s often believed that glamour industry is full of homosexuals and it does also provide favourable environment to the member of LGBT community.