Dakota Johnson, left, and Sonoya Mizuno seem in "AM I OK?" a movie by Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne, an official number of the Premieres part on the 2022 Sundance Movie Pageant. (Emily Knecht/Sundance Institute by way of AP)
Dakota Johnson is having a giant 12 months. Not solely is she a part of one of many season's large awards contenders in "The Misplaced Daughter," however she's additionally simply debuted her firm's first two movies on the Sundance Movie Pageant, "AM I OK?" and "Cha Cha Actual Clean," which she produced and stars in, too.
The tasks are fairly completely different: In "AM I OK?" she performs a personality in her early 30s in Los Angeles who's questioning her sexuality and determining who she is and desires to be, and in "Cha Cha Actual Clean" she's the younger mom to a teenage daughter who's autistic, who develops a singular relationship with a 22-year-old performed by the movie's writer-director, Cooper Raiff. Each movies are in search of a distributor.
Johnson spoke to The Related Press about this new section in her profession and the advantages of being a producer. Remarks have been edited for readability and brevity.
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AP: How are you feeling that each movies have screened for Sundance audiences?
JOHNSON: We had been so excited to go to Sundance. It is a actually large deal. They're my firm's first two motion pictures and we made them each through the pandemic and we really feel so proud. We actually care about them and the folks concerned. So, it is unhappy however it's cool to have them be digital as a result of lots of people that I did not know would have the ability to see it are reaching out, in order that feels good.
AP: Do you are feeling a way of possession of those tasks otherwise being a producer?
JOHNSON: Completely. The factor I beloved probably the most was the enhancing course of and scoring and color and issues that I by no means get to be concerned in as simply an actress. I discover myself usually bumping up in opposition to that a bit in my profession. I actually care about my job. I really like my job a lot. And once I really feel like my job as an actor or my participation within the challenge ends the day I go away set, it may be actually tough. It may be actually unhappy when you do not see something or hear something till or perhaps you are going to do ADR (re-recording audio) otherwise you see it come out and typically it isn't what you thought it was going to be or it isn't the film you signed on to. It may be painful for my inventive course of. So this was actually gratifying and fulfilling in a approach that I actually get pleasure from.
AP: Had you been wanting to begin your individual firm, TeaTime Footage co-founded with Ro Donnelly, for some time?
JOHNSON: I at all times wished to do extra. I at all times wished to make my very own motion pictures. We began it virtually three years in the past. Ro, my enterprise companion, was an exec at Netflix. We had been associates first and I used to be similar to, "I wish to do that and do you wanna do that with me?" And that was a giant factor as a result of I used to be principally like, "It's worthwhile to go away your very safe, comfy, highly effective job and take an opportunity on me"... It is cool as a result of now it is actually form of thriving and it has a life and it has a heartbeat.
AP: What did you join with in "AM I OK?"
JOHNSON: I there have been a couple of issues that I beloved, however I feel it was the concept of a girl in her 30s nonetheless determining who she is. And I actually love the concept of individuals being allowed to try this for his or her complete lives if they should. I do not assume it's reasonable to have the whole lot found out by a sure age. I beloved the concept of any person being afraid of their sexuality and the reality of it. After which the feminine friendship side, I favored that kind of extra intense material was infused in a kind of buddy comedy.
AP: "AM I OK?" was already within the works by the point you got here on however with "Cha Cha," you had been actually there from the start, proper?
JOHNSON: We developed it from it simply being the concept of a title of a film. Cooper and I actually fleshed out the dialogue and the characters and we fought so onerous to get that film made. We forfeited our charge. He forfeited his charge in order that we may have the funds for to make the movie. And I simply really feel so extremely proud that it will get to be concerned in a competition like Sundance. It is an actual reward, even when that was like the top of the road for the film, which like, I actually (expletive) hope it isn't.
AP: Might directing even be in your future?
JOHNSON: I do love the concept of creating my very own film, however I preserve discovering myself feeling like I am nonetheless studying.
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