Zach Kornfeld (Try Guys) on His Film "Ouch!" | Fantasia Fest 2024

Ouch! is the debut film from Zach Kornfeld (The Try Guys) described as “a genre-heavy exploration of invisible illness (specifically: Ankylosing Spondylitis), as Zach struggles to accept that his disability is with him for life.”

Zach and I chatted about a range of topics – from the filmmaking journey, sharing a message of positivity, challenges while filming, and some of his favourite films and directors (his most-watched movie might surprise you)

Statement from Zach:
The things you love are more important than the things that hurt you. So often for people living with disabilities, or any sort of chronic condition, we end up defining ourselves by what ails us instead of by what we love. With that in mind, I set out to make a short that helped audiences understand invisible illnesses — something that is inherently unknowable — by filtering my disability through the lens of magical realism, homages, and my favorite genre tropes. To take control of the thing that causes me pain every single day through the aesthetic of the things that give me comfort and joy. The result is Ouch!, a film I hope is as fun as it is cathartic.

Check out the interview in written form at https://pointsofreviews.com/zach-kornfeld-ouch-fantasia-fest/

Some other films playing at Fantasia
https://youtu.be/Cvfc3Oc29dw

00:00 Intro to Ouch!
00:15 Zach Kornfeld’s Journey
03:19 Finding a Universal Story in a Specific Experience
04:58 Difference Between Try Guys and Filmmaking
10:05 Influence of Evil Dead
14:46 What Got Cut From Ouch?
17:45 Balancing Different Genres in Ouch!
19:07 Core Message of Ouch!
21:15 2nd Try Entertainment and Release Plan
23:07 Passion vs. Monetization
24:32 Favourite Director?
26:09 Most Watched Movie?
26:51 Dream Actor?

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