As Longlegs director tries to gain his residency, the movie’s producer is pushing to make the process easier, saying ‘If we relocate the people in charge from L.A. to here, then they’re going to be even more motivated to make their next movie here’
Film director Osgood Perkins would really like to call B.C. home.
The director of the Vancouver-shot, top-grossing independent films Longlegs and The Monkey, as well as the upcoming Keeper (out Nov. 14), has been working here since 2022. And, for the last year and a half, he has been trying to gain residency status in Canada.
But getting that status greenlit has proven to be a challenge.
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