Writer, director Bernardo Britto joins to talk about his new film “Omni Loop,” film school advice, and going from animation to live action. We chatted with Bernardo about the importance of mentorship and storytelling, as well as life experiences informing filmmaking. Also the sci-fi origins and iterations of the film.
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More about Omni Loop
A quantum physicist (Mary-Louise Parker) finds herself stuck in a time loop, with a black hole growing in her chest and only a week to live. When she meets a gifted student (Ayo Edebiri), they team up to save her life – and to unlock the mysteries of time travel.
It also stars Carlos Jacott, Chris Witaske, Harris Yulin, Steven Maier, and Eddie Cahill.
More about Bernardo Britto
He was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and also raised in Miami, Florida and is a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Bernardo wrote on Julio Torres’ highly acclaimed HBO series “Los Espookys” and was in an overall at FX where he created an animated anthology series called “The Places Where We Live” that was nominated for an Annie Award. His previous animated short films include “Yearbook,” which won the Short Film Jury Prize at Sundance, and “Glove” which won a Grand Jury Award at SXSW, and “Hudson Geese.” Bernardo’s debut narrative feature was “Jacqueline (Argentine),” and Bernardo is the only filmmaker to ever premiere a live action and animated piece at Sundance at the same time.
“Omni Loop” is in theaters now, and available via Digital.
