Acting: The First Six Lessons (2021)
92 min
Acting: The First Six Lessons follows The Teacher and his student, The Creature, played by Beau Bridges and Emily Bridges. Together they explore the craft of acting and evolve in their understanding and appreciation of life itself. The story unfolds in six lessons over the course of their relationship, nestled within a larger conversation with three generations of The Bridges Family. A unique hybrid of narrative and documentary storytelling, Acting: The First Six Lessons brings Richard Boleslavsky’s 1933 novel to the screen for the first time as part of an intimate glimpse into the life and craft of a multi-generational acting family.
- Release date
- November 15, 2020
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $260,000
Cast
- Jordan Bridges as Self
- Beau Bridges as Teacher
- Beau Bridges as Director
- Emily Bridges as Creature
- Emily Bridges as Aunt
- Blake Drivas as Boom Operator
- Tom Leu as Cameraman
- Francheska Savage as Francesca
- Francheska Savage as Spritzer Girl
- Jeshua Vargas as Will
Crew
- Emily Bridges · Director
- Richard Boleslawski · Writer
- Emily Bridges · Writer
- Casey Bridges · Producer
- Emily Bridges · Producer
- Austin Gorski · Producer
- Zifeng Zhuo · Producer
- Jack Patterson · Cinematographer
- Alexis Dolfi · Production designer