Hello r/movies! We're Fisher Stevens and Chelsea Greene, here to answer your questions. We've worked together on the documentary WE ARE GUARDIANS. Ask away!
Bios:
You may know Fisher from countless roles in film & TV, including: HACKERS, SUCCESSION, THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, ISLE OF DOGS, HAIL CAESAR!, ASTEROID CITY, EARLY EDITION, SONG SUNG BLUE, SHORT CIRCUIT, LOST, SUPER MARIO BROS, IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA, and lots more. He has also won an Oscar for Best Documentary for producing 2009's THE COVE and has directed BECKHAM, PALMER, and BEFORE THE FLOOD.
Chelsea Greene is a documentary filmmaker, impact producer, and multidisciplinary visual artist whose work explores the intersection of environmental justice, Indigenous leadership, and wildlife conservation. Raised in the forests of Vermont, Chelsea has spent over 15 years traveling the globe working on documentaries, television series, and short-form content, as well as creating photography, graphic design, and visual art that amplifies stories from the frontlines of ecological and cultural resilience.
Synopsis:
In the heart of the Amazon Rainforest, the Indigenous forest guardians stand at the frontlines of the fight to protect their ancestral lands from relentless invasions and deforestation. As more and more people illegally invade their lands each year, devastating centuries-old forests for resources and fast profits, these small groups of guardians risk everything to protect their forest and way of life. Now, as the health of the entire Amazon teeters at the edge, will Brazil and the world take notice?
Trailer:
https://youtu.be/6NrD7ytwN_Y?si=HXRNmHLSZqKkS2y6
Website:
https://www.weareguardiansfilm.com/
Mission Statement:
The award-winning documentary We Are Guardians, which follows Indigenous forest defenders protecting the Brazilian Amazon, will expand its global streaming release on Earth Day, April 22, bringing the film to billions of viewers worldwide.
Beginning on Earth Day, the film will premiere on Tubi across major English-speaking territories, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, while also launching across digital platforms including Apple TV, Amazon, Google Play, and Vimeo On Demand.
The film is already streaming on Netflix across Latin America in Portuguese and Spanish, and on Amazon Prime Video in the United Kingdom and Germany.
Directed by Edivan Guajajara, Chelsea Greene and Rob Grobman, We Are Guardians premiered at the internationally renowned Hot Docs Festival and has since screened at 97 international film festivals, winning 17 awards including the Jackson Wild Impact Award.
Beyond the screen, the film has catalyzed a powerful global impact campaign. Together with partners and audiences, the campaign has supported the planting and long-term care of more than 100,000 native trees in the Amazon, secured two additional years of funding for reforestation, and has raised over $1,200,000, delivering aid and resources to Indigenous forest guardians protecting their territories from illegal logging and forest fires.
Ask us anything! We'll both be back tomorrow Friday 4/24 at 12 PM ET to answer questions.
by ChelseaAndFisherAMA
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Do you still think Paddy’s Pub is the worst bar in America?
What was it like working with Danny McBride on Vice Principals
Sick!
Who was your favorite director to work with?
I was an extra on Succession and got to see you work on the Yacht for the wedding and the funeral. It was so cool seeing you work your scenes with Nick Braun, and what a HOT day that was. So cool seeing you work and it was a dream come true. REALLY wanted to chat Short Circut with you but, that is your workplace and would never think of interupting.
How was working with James Spader for so many years on The Blacklist?
How much fun did you have making the original super Mario brothers movie? Was it really that horrendous on set?
Did you enjoy working on LOST?
Brave to put Short Circuit up there, haha.
Loved you in Early Edition when I was a kid. Do you have any memories from doing an episode or a fun moment on set that really stands out?
Dennis is asshole. Why Korman hate?
Any great memories from Early Edition or Lost? Loved you on both shows!
Just dropping in to say that “Early Edition” was a great show and deserves to be remembered fondly as a wonderful 90s drama
What’s the most valuable lesson you’ve learnt in your career? 🙂
How did you land the Beckham gig and were you fully aware of how huge David and Victoria are before hand (I know football wasn’t *huge* in the US when he played)?
Really enjoyed you in Early Edition amongst many other things!
Is there a hint, a mention, an inside joke, even, regarding a Hackers sequel?
What was the audition process for Succession like? Was the environment tense like the series, or did you laugh between takes from all the ad-libbing?
You should not have written that article on Paddy’s Pub.
hello hello, lovelies! question for fisher: what’s it like working with hannah einbinder? she seems like a terrific person so i’m curious. p.s. you were endowed with great creative gifts and i want to thank you for sharing them with the world. oh and i like ur hat!
for chelsea: from my maternal indigenous side, i was raised up to hold a hopeful prospect within my mind ~ that Mother Earth regenerates quicker and heals herself much better than many might assume (even after all the wounds we as a society inflict upon her and her rainforests). does this bring you any comfort or do you have any pertinent thoughts on this? not that this should lead to ANY complacency tho, i’m def not saying that 🚫 in any case, thank you for creating something which delves into these issues. i adore your necklace btw (your whole fit, really) :3
Hello Mr. The Plague what would you say was the best advice you were given later in life? Also thank you for being a great actor loved you in Hackers and Succession as well as anything else I see you in really. If you weren’t an actor but wanted to be “in the biz” what would you want to do (can’t say writer too close to actor)?
Sounds like a cool documentary, will check it out.
Two or three films off the top of your head that you think everyone should see?
How was filming on it’s always sunny in comparison to other shows? Was the mood on set as funny and chill as it seems!? And did you and the others improvise a lot of the lines!!? Sorry I’m a big fan of sunny and loved your episode!
Hackers is the best. No real questions just wanted to give Hackers love.
Hello. To Fisher Stevens, Ross Fineman is one of my favorite one-off characters in the Law and Order franchise. Were you given a lot of leeway in your portrayal of him, or were you given any notable instructions on how to portray him?
Super Mario Bros is such a bizarre and wild live-action take of the video game, it took some creative liberties and then some. But I can’t think of many movies that pulled off a 90’s NYC punk aesthetic. Especially in a semi-post-apocalyptic urban setting, and Iggy and Spike fit right in so well
What was it like walking around those giant sets built for Dino-Hattan? I recently read the movie had the same production designer as Blade Runner. I know it was a chaotic production but what was it like being a part of a hugely popular video game adaptation at that scale?
What is the role you most often get recognized for in public? I’d assume, with its continued cultural footprint, it’s your one episode of Friends?
Fisher, my sister is Kate Arizmendi, shot a handful of episodes of Succession. What was it like working with her?
I also know you from “Four days in September!” love your work!
Bigger sociopath:
Kendall Roy or Dennis Reynolds
Hi Fish!
I met you a couple years ago at a holiday party, and you were so nice to me but I never got to tell you how much I love your performance in the Super Mario Bros movie from the 90s. My wife told me not to be a fanboy.
Is it true you coerced the writers/directors into making Spike and Iggy smarter vs turning them into goombas? And subsequently wrote or improvised most of what we see in the finished product?
Know and love you from both It’s always sunny and Grand Budapest Hotel!
What is like working with the gang?
And why did “it” move? (You don’t have to answer the second question.)
What do you think people should know about this movie?
Did you get a little hard when Charlie and Mac touched your penis?
Fisher, how was your experience of working with the cast of Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia?
And how does one go from writing articles about the worst bar in Philadelphia, to reforesting the Amazon? Has protecting the planet always been a passion of yours?
Any chance there’s a hackers get together anytime in the next 5 years?
Is Steve Guttenberg as cool as I hope he is?
For Fisher: I’m honest to god a big fan of the Super Mario Bros film. You and Richard Edson had great chemistry as Iggy and Spike and were both very memorable. What’s was the experience like filming? And I know history doesn’t look kindly on the film but what are your thoughts? Hope you have a great day ✌️
what are some of the challenges of making such a film – building a bond of trust must be challenging but rewarding?
Fisher: Its a succession related question (sorry). Would you consider publishing/releasing the bio you wrote for Hugo?
Chelsea: Do you think there has been any significant changes from the Brazilian government since Da Silva was elected President?
When was it revealed to the cast that reddington is Katarina?
What is your favorite Chardonnay and why are you gay for enjoying Chardonnay?
Can you tell us about playing your character in Short Circuit 2?
How do you feel today about playing Ben Jabituya in Short Circuit?
Hi Fisher!! How was working w Wes Anderson and what’s your favourite project of his to work on/in general? Really Curious to know thh.
Fisher: Wouldn’t you like to be a Pepper too?
I don’t really have a question, but I badly need a Bob Hoskins story from the set of Super Mario Brothers.
Actually I do have a question, when filming the prestigious Super Mario Brothers, was it pretty apparent how this movie would turn out or were you in for a shock after the movie was released?
Did you do all your own skateboarding in Hackers? And why are you doing this when you could be home watching Magnum?
How do you suggest people combat deforestation?
Uh, Short Circuit?!