My background is very 1980s, 1990s blockbusters in Hollywood, and Christines is more arthouse and European.
Our tastes smash together, although we also trade places now, which is fun, he says.
We finished the film and took it to market in Berlin in 2020, just as Covid hit.
Christine Günther and Chevy ChenMarkus Altmann
It got invited to Karlovy Vary for its festival premiere.
We were looking into flights when it was cancelled, recounts Gunther.
Miraculously, the film enjoyed a buzzy theatrical release in Germany in between two lockdowns in September 2020.
Kiss Me KosherFireglory Pictures
The films message is probably needed more than ever, but its unimaginable to go out with it now.
Gunther and Chen are taking the setback in their stride.
We released three films during Covid, which still gives me major PTSD.
Were cherry pickers on both sides of the pond, says Gunther.
I just had dinner with Philip, who is a long-time collaborator of mine and a mentor to me.
Were very excited about that collaboration.
The company is in pre-production on Kornbluths Music and the Machine.
The drama revolves around the unexpected side effects of an empathy pill on the city.
The next stage is get the pilot to potential partners, says Gunther.
She was pointed in our direction.
She pitched us the idea and we thought, this is exactly what we want to do.
