Alison Brie She remembers the amazing experience she had Aubrey PlazaLate husbandfilm director Jeff BrothersJust weeks after his unexpected death.
“He wanted us to have a full experience, not just what was shown on camera,” Berry, 42, said. Alex Ross Perry In the story of L Vanity galleryPublished on Wednesday, January 22nd. “When I think about our trips to Italy Small watches and Spin me roundThe social aspect of it was equally if not more important. A real desire to get people out.
Baena died by suicide on January 3. He was 47 years old.
Perry, who is also a filmmaker, explained that Baena found “a sense of community” in all aspects of his character. He wrote about Basketball Jeff, Game Night Jeff, and Movie Lover Jeff, adding that he knew some versions of Baena well, while he needed to talk to his friends — like Brie — to learn more about others.
Brie worked with Baena Over four films, the two co-wrote and produced them Horse girl and Spin me round together.
She added that Baena is different from others, who come in and out and then move on. For Baena, what happened off-camera was just as important as what happened on-camera.
She continued: “There was magic in working with Jeff – he could convince people of this magical artistic situation.” “It wasn't about, 'Let's see if this person can do this role.' It was about, 'Let's get together a great group of people and spend time with them.'”
Brie posted her own tribute to her social media account following Baena's death, sharing a series of photos of the pair with a broken heart emoji.
“Rest in peace my friend,” she wrote on her Instagram Stories at the time.
the Yeshua The actress was called out in a 2022 interview with Collider How is she and her husband, Dave Francolived near Baena and Plaza, 40 years. Brie explained how their friendship grew before they worked together Horse girl.
“Dave and I lived near Jeff and Aubrey. Jeff and I started hanging out together on a regular basis, just like friends, and during these long drives, we would talk about different ideas,” Brie said. “Eventually, I felt comfortable enough with him to talk With him about my idea Horse girlWhich we co-wrote and produced together. That was a good experience.”
after Horse girlBrie and Baena worked in romantic comedies Spin me roundwhich Brie starred alongside Plaza.