Take The Night from Saban Films is currently playing in theatres and will be available on VOD and digital platforms starting on July 12. Seth McTigue, a director, writer, and actor, discussed his first feature film and his career with ComingSoon.
The summary for taking The Night describes it as “an imaginative, edgy criminal thriller. It is a tangled tale of sibling rivalry and family secrets.” When career criminals hired to execute a phony kidnapping turn shady, an elaborate surprise birthday hoax takes a turn for the worst. William, the older brother, hires a gang to pretend to kidnap Robert. The crew, though, has other ideas. If the brothers want to save the family money, they must put their sibling rivalry aside.
A really interesting project for you is Take The Night. How exciting and personal is it for people to witness years of hard work come to fruition when you are engaged in every single part of a film, from directing and writing to action?
It’s the best thing ever, according to Seth McTigue. I got a movie, and it was released in theatres. Nowadays, unless you have a famous person in your movie, that is nearly difficult. Therefore, I have no complaints about being given this opportunity and am quite grateful. And yes, it is highly personal, as you mentioned. Each character is based on a different aspect of myself or someone I know.
then tying that into aspects of my own life and just various relationships I’ve had. And I’m a part of every character. Therefore, when you go top to bottom, it is personal and feels like you are baring your soul.
So even though it could be soul-crushing for some, it’s okay. Why do we create art? Whether someone like art or despises it, as long as they observe it and have the chance to form their view, art is subject to interpretation. It’s alright. It’s personal, but I can’t control what people believe, and I appreciate you asking.
Tell me a little bit about your history. What motivated you to pursue a career in filmmaking?
I’m one of eight children, and when you have eight children in New York City, you have to make due on a mailman’s wage. My dad worked as a mailman, and my mother stayed at home. You’ve got a 10-person household, eight kids, and you’re barely making $40,000 a year.
It wasn’t terrible, so you can only imagine what the quality of life isn’t going to be! They looked after us, but we won’t be getting many luxuries. There is no way we are boarding a plane. We’re not having any elaborate dinners. Thus, a ticket costs $2 and 50 cents, much like Wacky Wednesdays.
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