A CHAT: With Actor Edoardo Miranda
Edoardo Miranda, previously worked on the short film “Decembers Came and went” back in January of last year. He currently has two projects coming up this year, a docudrama titled “Eating with the Enemy” and “For: Lila”
When did you decide that you wanted to start pursuing acting? Dream director to work with.
I have always dreamed of being an actor since childhood. Once I graduated from high school in Italy I moved to NYC and auditioned for the Stella Adler Summer conservatory, which consecrated my passion for acting. I then auditioned for their Evening Conservatory and had the honor of being accepted.
There are so many living directors whose work I admire: Scorsese, Almodóvar, Iñárritu, Tarantino, PTA, Sorrentino to name a few.
Are there any new projects that you have coming up for this year?
Yes I have two big projects coming up this year. The docudrama “Eating With The Enemy” by Brent Miller Jr., and the film “For: Lila” by Shawn Black, I am fortunate to have leading roles in both films. In Miller’s Christian film I play Peter The Disciple. The film delves into the character of Judas Iscariot and his betrayal of Jesus. in Black’s film I play ICE agent Sal De Leon, an immigration officer, relieved of duty, who (despite suffering from a heart condition) goes on a vigilante mission to save an immigrant girl from her captors.
Are there any films that have influenced you? How do you prepare for a role/Audition?
Yes, I am a true cinephile! I love films from the early 70’s up until the early 2000’s. The Godfather (I and II), Fight Club, Children Of Men, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, The Matrix (I), The Deer Hunter, Life is Beautiful, A Clockwork Orange, Taxi Driver are all films at the top of my list.
The preparation all starts from the script and finding the story’s “main idea”. Acting choices, wardrobe, props, etc all come after this first big step: “what is the story about?”, followed by “why does this story need to be told?”.
If I don’t get the script prior to an audition, I just make an intuitive bold choice and stick with it!
In your opinion, the most difficult part of being an actor? Favorite film to have worked on.
This is an incredibly unreliable profession. You are not guaranteed a steady income, which makes it a hard profession to pursue full-time. Besides the “job/income security”, there are not many downfalls in acting. It is simply a privilege and a luxury, as Mr. Washington said.
I have loved working on “Eating With The Enemy” and “For: Lila”. We have shot EWTE during the pandemic at the Capernaum Studios near Dallas, Texas. It was a very immersive experience because we all lived on the set which made crew members and actors bond in an intimate way. We are currently wrapping up filming “For: Lila” and it has been the most work I ever had to put in preparing for a character. I had to work on my Spanish (Mexican accent), tactical firearms training for various shootout sequences, and I had to dig deep researching my character’s cardiac disease: cardiomyopathy. It’s been quite a ride!
What do you think the future of the film industry looks like? Does it look good?
Again, all of my favorite films are from the 70’s up until the early 2000’s: I believe movies started dulling out after the 2000’s due to the massive successes of big-budget franchises like Lord Of The Rings and Harry Potter. This, combined with the prevalence of streaming services (death of the DVD) made producers dumb movies down to make more money/make up for the lost revenue. Matt Damon in his “Hot Ones” interview, Anthony Mackie in his MCM London Comic Con interview, and Quentin Tarantino in his Joe Rogan Experience interview explained this better than I ever could. Highly recommended watch for anyone in the industry.
So basically: no, it does NOT look good at all. But I keep my hopes up.
