Best birthday gift ever... A lead in a film shot entirely on a telephone.
Just when you thought I'd peaked at playing "Dan-Driff" for Selsun Blue... Apple came knocking.
20th September, 2023
New York, NY
The turtlenecks at Apple invited my favourite NYC Director, David Ma, to come to Cupertino for the launch of the new iPhone15. He flew back to NYC on a redeye with a couple of the new phones that night to write, cast, shoot, direct, and edit a short film in just five days. It just dropped today. (my birthday!)
We shot it at a Michelin-star Korean BBQ restaurant in Record Time.
Cote Korean Steakhouse on 22nd Street over 2 days, where I went into a full-blown Wagyu trance (I might just be the world's most inept vegetarian).
I owe a big thanks to the incredible team* that had me be part of this —and for letting me use my actual Australian accent on screen for the first time in 9 years. It was so much fun to make. I prefer the working title of “Meat Cute”, but here, in all its glory is…
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