“Don’t Wait for Permission” Gazer star Ariella Mastroianni, Back To One, Episode 334

Ariella Mastroianni is an actor from New Jersey by way of Ontario, Canada. With director Ryan J. Sloan, she co-wrote and co-produced Gazer, which she also stars in. The film, which the duo shot on weekends over the course of two years, brings the paranoid thriller genre into wildly original new territory. On this episode, Mastroianni tells the story of deciding to shoot on film, using their own money, with no formal support, no connections, just a deep desire to make the film they were both dying to see. She talks about the tools her acting teachers (like Brad Fleischer […] The post “Don’t Wait for Permission” Gazer star Ariella Mastroianni, Back To One, Episode 334 first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.

Mar 18, 2025 - 14:40

Ariella Mastroianni is an actor from New Jersey by way of Ontario, Canada. With director Ryan J. Sloan, she co-wrote and co-produced Gazer, which she also stars in. The film, which the duo shot on weekends over the course of two years, brings the paranoid thriller genre into wildly original new territory. On this episode, Mastroianni tells the story of deciding to shoot on film, using their own money, with no formal support, no connections, just a deep desire to make the film they were both dying to see. She talks about the tools her acting teachers (like Brad Fleischer […] The post “Don’t Wait for Permission” Gazer star Ariella Mastroianni, Back To One, Episode 334 first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.