Looking back, April 7, 2008, was a very lucky day for me: That’s when I received a call from Tracy Chandler, who was the current executive producer for Shilo in NYC. Soon thereafter, we began a five-year collaboration that introduced me to scores of world-class talents. Chief among them was writer-director André Stringer, right alongside executive creative director Jose Sebastian Gomez.
About 10 years later, André wrote (along with Matt D’elia) and directed the amazing short film “The Attaché,” which has understandably earned a great deal of critical acclaim since its debut. From the film’s production details, here is a bit more about this extremely talented gentleman.
A veteran in the business of visual storytelling, Stringer’s move into the scripted narrative form is fulfilling a lifetime mission of creating compelling experiences in all forms. André embodies the notion of the multi-disciplinarian – writing, directing, editing, and finishing his own work utilizing years working in each field over his career. He engenders an atmosphere of trust and collaboration on set and in all the aspects of the production through his hands on approach to filmmaking.
On this project experience, in his own words: “There was nothing like the experience of all the cylinders firing on our set. We had to shoot whole scenes in a single sunset, so moments like the entrance and exit of the plane became hyper focused—dirty, sprinting, and wildly in the flow. The array of elements at play—story, atmosphere, light, and special effects came to bear and the talent of the players in our little arena really came to life.”
Watch The Attaché in its entirety via https://filmshortage.com/shorts/the-attache/ – and go behind the scenes here: https://www.andrestringer.tv/the-attache-behind-the-scenes
