Director Chloe Bellande Talks About Her Film, Will of Fortune
Chloë Bellande is a Canadian Film Director and Founder of Blue Infinity Films. She recently produced and directed the film Will Of Fortune. Chloë has also served as a juror in 3 Canadian film festivals in 2014, and conducted seminars on film distribution, how to prepare for a film market, and how to succeed as an independent filmmaker. Chloë as well as her latest project are both on the rise.
Following its World Premiere at the 67th Cannes Film Festival, and Canadian premiere at the 2014 Quebec Comiccon, the short film Will Of Fortune, is based on real-life criminal cases.
The film had four screenplay nominations in the US, ranking in the top finalists at the Beverly Hills International Film Festival, the Holly Shorts Screenplay competition, the World Series of Screenwriting competition and the Richmond International Film Festival, where both the movie and the script received nominations.
Shot in New York City in winter 2014, the movie follows the real-life murder trial of Susan Wright, Texas housewife convicted for the 1st degree murder of her husband whom she stabbed nearly 200 times. Bellande’s film depicts two parallel acts: a group of outlaws debating on the Susan Wright case and a vigilante who decides to take justice into his own hands. With a cast of 11 actors from New York City, the movie expresses the different opinions of society on criminal rehabilitation.
Controversial dramas and twisted-endings thrillers have always been Bellande’s niche. Will Of Fortune is her first Canadian-American production. Line Producer Dawid Pypec, and Executive Producer Joshua Friedman conducted the two-day production. Will of Fortune is Bellande’s 2nd movie screened at the Cannes Film Festival, as her last movie While the Village Sleeps also was accepted at the World’s largest film gathering in 2013, and won prestigious awards and accolades across the US.
Image courtesy of Chloe Bellande