Webber: I guess I anticipated there being a lot of interplay. That’s really what the movie is, is an attempt to - definitely from an editorial point of view, what I was trying to do is really follow the rhythms of a child’s mind and play with perspective, how the stories we tell each other influence one another within a family, you know?ĬS: When you wrote the film, did you envision it moving in an abstract nonlinear way? Where you’re following Bodhi around and just picking up on whatever he does? These films that have these fantastical elements, yeah, Labyrinth, totally, 100 percent love that movie so much. Those films - like Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is like one of my favorite movies ever. Obviously that was a very intentional homage, right? My love for fantasy films and adventure films and trying my version of that, colliding with my never-ending wonder about the afterlife and why we’re here and what does this all mean and being a father, you know?ĬS: I’m glad you mentioned Labyrinth because that’s one of the films that came to mind when I was watching The Place of No Words, especially when you talked about the Grumblers and the bit where the characters are walking through the farting swamp. Those movies are really informative to me when I was younger and made me want to be an actor in the first place. And this is really, I think unexpectedly not like those type of films, but there’s elements like the Grumblers and working with Henson Workshop, which also fantasy films of the 80s world that were Henson films, essentially that I loved so much like Labyrinth and Dark Crystal. And also, I really kind of wanted to - I love fantasy films from the 80s, really, when I was growing up. And so, a lot of the idea came from being around Bodhi, who, the stories he would make up in our play and his adventurous imagination, was also a launching point for me, too. I’ve been also spending so much time with my children and working with my family. So and that’s kind of permeated a lot of my work as kind of the existential element. Those are things that are happening for me and still happening for me in my life right now. And our journey with that through our lives as human beings is interesting and I think like you said, having children, you know, your own mortality starts to really come into play. Webber: The idea came to me - I think I’m like most people, in a perpetual state of wonder of what happens when you die. That’s great.ĬS: Where did the idea for the film come from? Mark Webber: Oh man, well, I love hearing that. I’ve got two daughters of my own, so that was an emotional rollercoaster. I watched the film and that hit home pretty hard. the World!Ĭ: Appreciate you taking the time to sit down and talk with us about The Place of No Words today. RELATED: Exclusive: Mark Webber Looks Back On Scott Pilgrim vs. Told through both the eyes of a father and his young son the story moves between the authentic real world and a fantasy realm filled with mythical creatures and remarkable circumstances.Ĭlick here to rent or own The Place of No Words!

Bodhi starring alongside his actual mother and father (Mark Webber and Teresa Palmer) and the fairy Esmeralda, played by Nicole Elizabeth Berger, give rare tour-de-force performances. Here’s the official synopsis (via Apple TV): “Where do we go when we die?” A question by three year old Bodhi Palmer sets a real family on an imaginative adventure that explores how we cope with dying and the love, laughter, and pain we can find within it. The film is now available to purchase or rent on streaming platforms and to commemorate the occasion, sat down with Webber (who also stars in the film) and co-star Teressa Palmer, who discussed the difficulties of the shoot and touched upon the remarkable performance given by their son Bodhi Palmer. If you’re looking for a genuinely moving, heartfelt movie experience, check out Mark Webber’s The Place of No Words, a film that toes the line between fantasy and reality as it reflects on life, death and everything in-between. Mark Webber & Teresa Palmer Discuss The Place of No Words

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