“To be honest, I was just honored to be in the same festival [ Raindance Film Festival's ] as Johnny To and Dominik Moll.” Quote by Rudolf Buitendach
“[Frida Farell] also wanted the film to serve as a cautionary tale for young women - to say, "Be careful when an attractive man asks you to go to a casting or a photo shoot, because it might be a demon in disguise."” MenMightWantedFilmYoungAsksCarefulTalesAttractiveDemonBe CarefulDisguiseYoung WomenCastingPhoto ShootsFridaCautionary TalesAttractive Man Author:Rudolf Buitendach
“It was a tough film ["Selling Isobel"] to make anyway, because we had limited resources.” FilmToughResourcesSellingLimited Resources Author:Rudolf Buitendach
“The incident itself happened in London, but because we were all based at the time in Los Angeles we moved it there. Certain details are almost exactly like the true experience, but we decided to make the film more of a thriller, in the hope that it would reach a bigger audience. That's why it's called "Selling Isobel" and not "Selling Frida." We didn't want to make a dark, depressing "movie-of-the-week."” WantFilmCertainDarkAudienceHappenedWeekDecidedBiggerMovedDetailsLondonSellingLos AngelesDepressingIncidentsThrillersFridaDark Depressing Author:Rudolf Buitendach
“We took a fair bit of liberty with the story, but the basic premise of the film ["Selling Isobel" ] - a girl is kidnapped on the streets of a city and held captive for three days and two nights while various men show up and exploit her - is the exact truth.” MenTwoStoriesShowsFilmNightGirlThreeBitsCitiesLibertyStreetsFairsVariousSellingExploitsPremisesCaptivesKidnapped Author:Rudolf Buitendach
“We thought by setting the film ["Selling Isobel"] in the cloak of... let's call it an indie-Hollywood thriller, it would appeal to a wider range of young women who would see this cautionary tale and say, "Hang on, I've got to think twice about what I get myself into."” ThinkingFilmYoungHollywoodSettingTalesSellingSettingsAppealsRangeYoung WomenThrillersCloaksThink TwiceCautionary Tales Author:Rudolf Buitendach
“[The Raindance film festival] is literally the first time we've ever screened the movie ["Selling Isobel"] to anyone, and people are a little bit traumatised by it.” PeopleFirstsLittlesFilmBitsLittle BitFirst TimeSellingFestivalsFilm Festivals Author:Rudolf Buitendach
“A few people have come back to me and said, "Thanks for giving me nightmares for the last few nights!" I say to them, "Well, now you know what I've been going through for the last three years!"” PeopleKnowsGivingYearsWellsSaidLastsNightThreeThanksNightmareThree YearsCome Back To Me Author:Rudolf Buitendach
“It's my story ["Selling Isobel"].I chose to write a screenplay about it because I think film is the quickest medium to get a story out, rather than writing a book.” ThinkingWritingBookStoriesFilmSellingMediumsWriting A BookScreenplays Author:Frida Farrell
“I considered writing a book too, but I think people don't like to read, to be honest - they want to watch. People want to see crazy things, so we decided to make a film ["Selling Isobel"] instead.” PeopleThinkingWantWritingBookFilmWatchesCrazyHonestDecidedSellingBeing HonestWriting A BookCrazy Things Author:Frida Farrell
“[The kidnapping] happened 14 years ago, and I didn't talk about it for ten years because I was too embarrassed. I was too scared. I thought, People are gonna judge me, they're gonna pity me, and I don't want that. Because I'm not a victim - I'm a survivor.” PeopleWantYearsHappenedJudgingTenYears AgoVictimScaredPitySurvivorEmbarrassedKidnappingJudge Me Author:Frida Farrell