Although a work of fiction, the result has echoes of Kusamas professional experience in the City of Angels.
I dont think I could have had a better experience than I did withGirlfight, says Kusama.
It was a humbling experience to be so well received.
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And it was equally humbling to be ripped to pieces withon Flux.
That was a really fascinating experience, says Kusama.
There was this twin lightning rod of Diablo Cody and Megan Fox.
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Something about their public personas just inflamed, I want to say, a certain kind of sophomoric male.
But I guess thats just part of living in a democracy.
Which is a good thing given Hay is also Kusamas husband.
Put my hat in the ring!
I felt so close to this material.
Turns out, Kusama has attended her fair share of unsettling L.A. soirees.
I had a sense I needed to run.
That fueled making the movie.
The Invitationwas partly financed byGamechanger Films, a company which invests in films directed by women.
Gamechanger Films is a new and I hope trendsetting model, she says.
Its a group of investors that have an interest in seeing a balance-shift in gender-inequities in entertainment.
Kusama hopes the company can secure an audience for a film whose twisty plot makes it hard to discuss.
Its like, How do you describe a rollercoaster?
Youve just got to get on the rollercoaster!
Assuming enough people take the ride, does Kusama hope a major studio will come calling again?
Ive learned my lesson.
you might see the trailer forThe Invitationabove
