Entertainment, with a social statement
Malta’s public transport left such a strong impact on French film-maker Maxime Durand that he created an entire web series based around it. Adam Brimmer interviews him about the satiric work.
When did your love of film start?
Ever since I was a little boy, I was fascinated by the world of film, but things kick-started in a serious manner when my family got its first camcorder. Aged 11, I was so excited. From that day onwards, my life changed; I would play with it night and day and force my friends and family to film, act, or even pretend to run me over with a car... as a stunt.
How was the concept for Coming Soon born?
It was a mix really. There was the urge, since arriving in Malta, of showing off the diversity of the island’s beautiful locations. I also wished to promote on-screen talents, using a platform where the cast and crew could have fun playing with unusual characters and situations. And finally, there was the daily struggle of transport, using my own experiences and people’s tales, here and abroad, stuck in traffic, on buses, struggling to find parking and so forth. I chose satirical comedy as my medium, as I find it a very effective way of communicating everyday...