Tea Shop Productions on Discovering Curry Barker via YouTube and the Rise of 'Obsession'
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Alex Ritman
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Summary
Tea Shop Productions discusses how they discovered filmmaker Curry Barker through his YouTube horror short "The Chair" (2023), which led to his feature film "Obsession." The article explores the company's strategy of finding talent on YouTube and the importance of creators not jumping straight to big-budget studio films. It covers what the success of Obsession means for Tea Shop Productions and their approach to working with emerging digital-first filmmakers.
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