Interview with up-coming star Alexandra Sgambati of Kevin M. Slee's "Good Knight"

We are once again catching up with our friend Kevin M. Slee, director/producer from LA, California. Together with his film production Artistic Analogies Film Co., Slee had brought us short films such as "The Secret Life of Jonathan Sky" and "Franky, Frankly" directed by Matthew Anderson and stars Mikandrew Perdaris (Franky), Bella Dayne (Chantal,) and Allan Hyde (Madison.)

This time Slee is bringing to us another film titled "Good Knight" and we are fortunate enough to get to know one of the stars of the film, Alexandra Sgambati through a short interview by AOD.

Can you tell us a little about the film "Good Knight" that you worked on with Kevin Slee?

Sure! Good Knight is a romance-gone-awry between a raucous horse tamer and a rebellious farmer’s daughter set in 1940s Northern California.

What was the best part about working on this film? What were some challenges?

Without a doubt the crew and the creative team were the best part. Such a fantastic group of people to work with! Downside? The weather. Most of my costumes were made of really thin material, and we shot on a ranch in Thousand Oaks in the winter. It was freezing.

Have you worked with Mr. Slee in the past?

I haven’t, but enjoyed working with him immensely. Kevin is an actor’s director; that kind of passion is electric.

Can you share a bit about the projects you've done in the past?

The other day I was listening to a bunch of mix CDs I made in high school, and you know what, even though I try to forget, I’m a complete theatre nerd. However in the last couple years I’ve begun transitioning to film and television, my first job being with two of my comedy heroes, Matt Lucas and David Walliams of Little Britain. Needless to say, I had a minor seizure after receiving the call that I booked the job.

How long have you been acting?

Since about the age of seven after my parents pulled me out of dance classes for being too much of a clown… and highly uncoordinated.

How did you get the part in Mr. Slee's project?

A mutual friend suggested to Kevin that I audition for “Juliette”. I attended a casting call in LA and two weeks later we were shooting.

Plans in the future? Any future project you can tell us about?

Recently I was cast as a host of Fox’s Life After Film School, and in the coming months will have the opportunity to interview the creative minds behind Fox’s slate of upcoming films and TV series!

What was the actor-director relationship that you had with Mr. Slee? Any plans to collaborate again?

We've got a feature in the works, "Love Drug," and I can't tell you how excited I am for it. Won't say much at this point, but it's really original and stylized concept kind of in the vain of "500 Days of Summer" and "Garden State."

Any specific project you'd like to work on? Genre? Director? Actors?

Should I give you the abridged version? I can’t help but love everything written by Aaron Sorkin, he’s got such a mind for language and dramatic tension.

Music is another passion, so a film where the soundtrack is heavily integrated into the story’s style would be a blast. Essentially, I’d love to be directed by Cameron Crowe. Something along the lines of Penny Lane in Almost Famous would be a dream role.

Aside from "Good Knight," what other projects are you involved in at the moment?

Theatre is something that will never leave my blood, so right now I’m performing in one of my favorite plays, The Vagina Monologues. We’ve yet to have a boring rehearsal.

Where and when can we watch "Good Knight?"

We’re tentatively looking at an April 21^st release at Chapman University. Right now the post team is hard at work, and though I’ve yet to see any of the cuts, Kevin has been enthusiastically filling me in on every detail.

Here are a few shots from set:

*Big thanks to Kevin M. Slee for this interview. For more info on "Good Knight" please visit their Facebook page.