"Cubby was a 90-degree uphill battle from the start — having never made a short film, with a script by and starring an unknown actor (myself, a gay 20-something with no film school degree), and directed by myself and directing partner, Ben Mankoff (oh, and we shot on 16mm film, because we're bonkers!).
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On set with my scene partner, 6 year old Joseph Seuffert, as my directing partner, Ben Mankoff, teaches him how to put a band-aid on my forehead!
Two snapshots of Mark Blane on the red carpet at the Cubby Los Angeles Premiere at the TCL Chinese Theaters on Hollywood Boulevard.
Photo on left with Patricia Richardson (Home Improvement) and Supporting Actress in Cubby.
“Oddball characters from the ’80s and ’90s like Ruth Stoops, Muriel Heslop, Edward Scissorhands, and Ace Ventura are rare in today’s movie landscape. And of course, they’re never gay characters and played by gay actors,” Mark Blane, the movie’s star and co-director told IndieWire.