Andrew Bujalski

It's good to see that Andrew Bujalski, writer/director of Funny Ha Ha and Mutual Appreciation, is finally getting some recognition by a publication as big as the New York Times. When I met him a few months ago at the San Francisco premire of Funny Ha Ha, he told me that he'd just started working in a bookstore, and seemed unsure as to how he would go about financing his next picture (He's just now making the festival rounds with Mutual Appreaciation, so maybe he isn't really thinking about that right now). But this is someone whom I think has a great filmmaking career ahead of him. Both of his current films are pitch perfect in terms of chracteriaztion and dialogue, and I hope this sort of recogniton helps ensure future films.