Growing up, his idea of Robin Hood wasn't a fox. Michael Sarnoski goes his own way
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- The first day of shooting on his debut feature, 2021’s “Pig,” was the first time writer-director Michael Sarnoski had ever been on a professional film set.
- “It was kind of learning in the process of making ‘Pig,’” Sarnoski, 38, says over a charcuterie board at a Miracle Mile restaurant during a recent interview.
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The first day of shooting on his debut feature, 2021’s “Pig,” was the first time writer-director Michael Sarnoski had ever been on a professional film set. Previously he had made shorts with just a few friends, but now he had an assistant director and a whole crew of people working under him. And he had a decision to make — what kind of director would he be?
“It was kind of learning in the process of making ‘Pig,’” Sarnoski, 38, says over a charcuterie board at a Miracle Mile restaurant during a recent interview. “Actually being quieter and not the sort of typical yelly director persona you imagine is fine and a really pleasant way to be a director.”