Simi’s cinematic documentary
Venables Bell + Partners creates a stylized, tongue-in-cheek docudrama featuring the fearless woman who kept a winery alive through prohibition.
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Credits
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- Agency Venables Bell & Partners/San Francisco
- Production Company MJZ/USA
- Director Nick Ball
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Credits
powered by
- Agency Venables Bell & Partners/San Francisco
- Production Company MJZ/USA
- Director Nick Ball
- Art Director Megan VanDagens
- Associate Creative Director Ryan Hoercher
- Associate Producer Livia Biedermann
- Chairman Paul Venables
- Chief Creative Officer Will McGinness
- Creative Director Gus Johnston
- HP Hilary Coate
- Producer Jenna Van Deventer
- Senior Designer Dani Saputo
- Executive Producer David Zander
- Executive Producer Emma Wilcockson
- Senior Producer Sasha White
- Chile Production Service Corniccelli
- Finishing/VFX Method Studios/Los Angeles
- Executive Producer Scott Boyajan
- VFX Supervisor Jesse Bradstreet | (Creative Director)
- Lead Flame Artist Matt Welch
- Flame Artist Cecile Tecson Broas
- Editing Stitch
- Editor Leo King
- Assistant Editor Lawrence Ng
- Managing Director Angela Hart
- Managing Director Mila Davis
- Music House Stare Crazy
- Sound Design/Final Mix RNDM ORDR
- Executive Producer Rani Vaz
- Sound Designer Bill Chesley
- Sound Design Executive Producer Kate Gibson
- Color PostWorks
- Producer Natalia Mussolana
- DP Seamus McGarvey
- Assistant Editor Chris Wilson / (Editor)
- Mixer Shortform Brian Langman
- Color Assistant Patriciana Tenicela
- Junior Art Director Alyssa Lee
- Junior Copywriter Marisa Valente
- Senior Art Director Aisha Hakim
Credits
powered by
- Agency Venables Bell & Partners/San Francisco
- Production Company MJZ/USA
- Director Nick Ball
- Art Director Megan VanDagens
- Associate Creative Director Ryan Hoercher
- Associate Producer Livia Biedermann
- Chairman Paul Venables
- Chief Creative Officer Will McGinness
- Creative Director Gus Johnston
- HP Hilary Coate
- Producer Jenna Van Deventer
- Senior Designer Dani Saputo
- Executive Producer David Zander
- Executive Producer Emma Wilcockson
- Senior Producer Sasha White
- Chile Production Service Corniccelli
- Finishing/VFX Method Studios/Los Angeles
- Executive Producer Scott Boyajan
- VFX Supervisor Jesse Bradstreet | (Creative Director)
- Lead Flame Artist Matt Welch
- Flame Artist Cecile Tecson Broas
- Editing Stitch
- Editor Leo King
- Assistant Editor Lawrence Ng
- Managing Director Angela Hart
- Managing Director Mila Davis
- Music House Stare Crazy
- Sound Design/Final Mix RNDM ORDR
- Executive Producer Rani Vaz
- Sound Designer Bill Chesley
- Sound Design Executive Producer Kate Gibson
- Color PostWorks
- Producer Natalia Mussolana
- DP Seamus McGarvey
- Assistant Editor Chris Wilson / (Editor)
- Mixer Shortform Brian Langman
- Color Assistant Patriciana Tenicela
- Junior Art Director Alyssa Lee
- Junior Copywriter Marisa Valente
- Senior Art Director Aisha Hakim
With a touch of humor and a taste for historical storytelling, Goodness from Grit is a wonderful film.
When Isabelle Simi inherits her winery after her father and uncle die, she knows that the only choice she has is to step into their boots and get the winery in order. This film follows her struggles and her perseverance in the face of Prohibition, culminating with a wonderfully satisfying ending about how her determination and vision led to success. It’s charming and wonderfully produced and doesn’t allow any room for sentiment at all.
With engaging storytelling, a fantastic script, and the Academy Award-nominated cinematographer Seamus McGarvey behind the camera, MJZ director Nick Ball brings Isabelle’s story to life in a remarkably cinematic way. The Western inspiration is in full show, from tone to color, and the texture of the film lends itself to the underdog story. Goodness from Grit also features an original cinematic score written, recorded, and produced in Melbourne and Berlin by music house Stare Crazy.
