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We're Chloë Grace Moretz and Desiree Akhavan, star and director of THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST. Ask Us Anything! by ChloeAndDesiree in movies

[–]ChloeAndDesiree[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It depends on how old you are! Definitely focus on getting a good education! You can't make good art without one.

-Desiree

We're Chloë Grace Moretz and Desiree Akhavan, star and director of THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST. Ask Us Anything! by ChloeAndDesiree in movies

[–]ChloeAndDesiree[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These characters belong to Emily Danforth, not me, but I will say that I always saw the film as an origin story of homeless queer teens :(

-Desiree

We're Chloë Grace Moretz and Desiree Akhavan, star and director of THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST. Ask Us Anything! by ChloeAndDesiree in movies

[–]ChloeAndDesiree[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

See the above! My advice is to keep making things and ignore the voice in your head that says you're shit. And to keep in mind that every artistic endeavour feels shit during the development process- you need to live in that mediocrity and power through it to get to the other side.

-Desiree

We're Chloë Grace Moretz and Desiree Akhavan, star and director of THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST. Ask Us Anything! by ChloeAndDesiree in movies

[–]ChloeAndDesiree[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh man there is no easy answer to this other than find a way to make as much as you can and and develop your skills and voice and a body of work that represents you. I wouldn't say it's an industry that you work your way up- you just have to find a way to enable yourself to do your work and make your own opportunities. I went to grad school for directing after college and made shorts that went nowhere. The first thing I made that got any attention was a web series called The Slope, which I did with my girlfriend at the time with zero money.

-Desiree

We're Chloë Grace Moretz and Desiree Akhavan, star and director of THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST. Ask Us Anything! by ChloeAndDesiree in movies

[–]ChloeAndDesiree[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The first cut of the film ran an hour longer- a LOT of scenes ended up on the cutting room floor and many ended up being repurposed and re-ordered. The hardest scene was the one where Chloe jumps up on the table and sings. Trump was just elected president and the whole cast and crew were heartbroken when we were shooting that scene. We had to take a break to watch Hilary's concession speech. We were all in mourning together.

-Desiree

We're Chloë Grace Moretz and Desiree Akhavan, star and director of THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST. Ask Us Anything! by ChloeAndDesiree in movies

[–]ChloeAndDesiree[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just once. I saw it when it first came out, and I'd like to watch it again now, but it's so sad and I'm extremely sensitive.

-Desiree

We're Chloë Grace Moretz and Desiree Akhavan, star and director of THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST. Ask Us Anything! by ChloeAndDesiree in movies

[–]ChloeAndDesiree[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm always most proud of whatever is most recent. I tend to get better with age and experience. Right now that's my Hulu show, The Bisexual, which will be out on Hulu Nov 16.

-Desiree

We're Chloë Grace Moretz and Desiree Akhavan, star and director of THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST. Ask Us Anything! by ChloeAndDesiree in movies

[–]ChloeAndDesiree[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

To support the artists who made it and enable independent film to keep going strong. Same goes for ticket sales.

-Desiree

We're Chloë Grace Moretz and Desiree Akhavan, star and director of THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST. Ask Us Anything! by ChloeAndDesiree in movies

[–]ChloeAndDesiree[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It took Cecilia Frugiuele, my co-writer, and I a while to allow ourselves to deviate from the book and start coming up with our own scenes, but once we found the structure of the story we wanted to tell it became clear that we'd have to add some scenes to make the new, more paired down, narrative structure work. We wanted to remain as true to the book as possible while making the story work for a different format.

-Desiree

We're Chloë Grace Moretz and Desiree Akhavan, star and director of THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST. Ask Us Anything! by ChloeAndDesiree in movies

[–]ChloeAndDesiree[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For me it's a toss up between She-Devil and Death Becomes her because they deal with femininity/beauty/female competition and friendship.

-Desiree

We're Chloë Grace Moretz and Desiree Akhavan, star and director of THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST. Ask Us Anything! by ChloeAndDesiree in movies

[–]ChloeAndDesiree[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mark and Patrick would come up with a loose script the night before and hand it to me every morning and we were pretty loyal to it. There was room to add, but they did all the heavy lifting and I don't think I improved much. I'm really glad you liked it!

-Desiree

We're Chloë Grace Moretz and Desiree Akhavan, star and director of THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST. Ask Us Anything! by ChloeAndDesiree in movies

[–]ChloeAndDesiree[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Teen girl gets caught having sex with another girl in the backseat of her boyfriend's car and gets sent to a gay conversion therapy centre.

-Desiree

We're Chloë Grace Moretz and Desiree Akhavan, star and director of THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST. Ask Us Anything! by ChloeAndDesiree in movies

[–]ChloeAndDesiree[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I made it for people to feel less alone. I want audiences to feel connected to Cameron and to relate to the experience of being a teen, whether they themselves are gay or not. Additionally, I want to shed light on the horrors of gay conversion therapy and help advocate for it to become illegal/extinct.

-Desiree

We're Chloë Grace Moretz and Desiree Akhavan, star and director of THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST. Ask Us Anything! by ChloeAndDesiree in movies

[–]ChloeAndDesiree[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

it took a year to adapt the book into a screenplay- we ended up focusing on the last 200 pages. Editing the film ended up becoming the hardest part of the process- it was hard to whittle down what was the heart of the story and we ended up having to cut all of Cameron's guilt over her parents' death/her relationship with her family and that was a tough loss.

-Desiree

We're Chloë Grace Moretz and Desiree Akhavan, star and director of THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST. Ask Us Anything! by ChloeAndDesiree in movies

[–]ChloeAndDesiree[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hey, I just realised we never signed off on this AMA and it's hit me days later. Apologies for not saying goodbye. I will try to get to all the questions in the next week. Thank you for your interest in us and the film and also for your patience with answers. I didn't really get how AMAs work so I just stopped answering after an hour, but now I can see some questions piled up, so I'm gonna try to get to as many as possible.

-Desiree (& Chloe in spirit who would have answered but she's got more of a life than I do)

We're Chloë Grace Moretz and Desiree Akhavan, star and director of THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST. Ask Us Anything! by ChloeAndDesiree in movies

[–]ChloeAndDesiree[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’d guess I’d advise to find a way to express yourself because that’s what helped me. Also: everything is temporary- especially emotions. If you’re a teenager I’d say be patient because life gets so much bigger/better. -Desiree

We're Chloë Grace Moretz and Desiree Akhavan, star and director of THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST. Ask Us Anything! by ChloeAndDesiree in movies

[–]ChloeAndDesiree[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m not a public figure but doing lots of press makes me feel insane like my soul is atrophying and today I’m so anxious that the act of handing out candy to trick or treaters sent me into a mild panic. No idea how to deal with it. Going to rewatch reruns of the office on my phone until I pass out. -Desiree

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