It Doesn't Matter (film) explained

It Doesn't Matter
Director:Josh Mond
Producer:
  • Josh Mond
  • Oscar Bodden Gonzalez
  • Odessa Rae
  • George Beno
Screenplay:Josh Mond
Oscar Bodden Gonzalez
Alice de Matha
Starring:
Music:Clams Casino
Animator:Anthony F. Schepperd
Editing:Alice de Matha
Production Companies:
  • Films AdeMD
Runtime:86 minutes
Country:United States
France
Language:English

It Doesn't Matter is a 2024 film from Josh Mond, starring Christopher Abbott and Jay Will. The film premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival on 16 May 2024.

Premise

The film studies the relationship between Alvaro, from Staten Island, and a young filmmaker over the course of seven years, during a journey across the United States.[1]

Cast

Production

Mond told Indie Wire of his plans for the film in 2015, the year of his previous feature film James White.[2] The film stars Christopher Abbott and Jay Will.[3] Both character films his life with a mobile phone which Mond told Variety was designed to be "therapy for both of them. I wanted it to feel as real as possible, and show both characters’ perspectives."[4] The actors shot some scenes themselves, as did Alice de Matha, the films co-writer and editor, the co-producer George Beno and co-writer Oscar Bodden Gonzalez, with the shots mixed together. Mond worked for six years in collaboration with Anthony F Schepperd, as well as London-based company Blind Pig, on the animation within the film.[5]

Release

The film featured at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival parallel section Acid, run by France’s Association for the Diffusion of Independent Cinema (Acid).[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IT DOESN'T MATTER BY JOSH MOND SELECTED FOR ACID 2024. Sortiraparis.com. 17 April 2024. 16 April 2024.
  2. Web site: Interview: Director Josh Mond Talks 'James White,' Creative Collaboration, And More. 17 April 2024. Indie Wire. Charlie. Schmidlin. 18 November 2015.
  3. Web site: Cannes Parallel Section ACID Unveils 2024 line-Up: Josh Mond's 'It Doesn't Matter' With Christopher Abbott & Jay Will Makes Cut. Deadline Hollywood. 17 April 2024. Melanie. Goodfellow. April 16, 2024.
  4. Web site: 17 May 2024 . May 13, 2024 . Gregg . Goldstein . From Paul Schrader to Christophe Honoré, Cannes Directors Keep Making Movies About Their Favorite Subject — Moviemaking . Variety.
  5. Web site: Cineuropa. Josh Mond • Director of It Doesn't Matter. Līga. Požarska. 16 May 2024. 17 May 2024.
  6. Web site: 'It Doesn't Matter' First Look: Christopher Abbott Floats Through Surreal Meta Dramedy. 17 April 2024. Indie Wire. Samantha. Bergeson. 16 April 2024.