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Shiloh Fernandez & Heath Freeman

Shiloh Fernandez & Heath Freeman

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Writer Heath Freeman and star Shiloh Fernandez of indie flick 'Skateland' chill with us at SXSW and dish about on-set pranks, the Blackberry Playbook, and tattoos. Hosted by Jessica Smith.

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Heath Freeman

I'm a reader. Yeah, I went to college and everything.

Young Hollywood

Hey guys, Jessica Smith here with Keith Freeman and Shy La Fernandez from Skateland.

Heath Freeman

I know you like this place, but you ain't gonna be sticking around here much longer. Skateland closing is one of the best things that's ever happened to me. It's just sad. It's set in 1983, it's like a small town in Texas about friends and family and you know, there's not any tricks to it. It's just a good story.

Young Hollywood

But I want to know like, did you guys pull any pranks on each other like during, you know, during the film or did anything happen?

Shiloh Fernandez

I literally came from the airport. I think they probably had somebody picked me up and drove me straight to downtown to some strip club. I think it was my first strip club. And it was a, it was a sprawling place. Keith was in the corner like a king with every girl in the world. No, I'm just kidding. We all really kind of had a great time. He's an awesome cook and so we would always go. Yeah. We just go over to his place and eat good food. We became kind of a family and we still are, you know, we're all very close, you know. I'm going back home to his place on Monday and he's still gonna be here and hang out with his dog and.

Young Hollywood

So when you guys are away from each other, BlackBerry has the playbook, so you guys can probably like, you know, just like tweet each other.

Shiloh Fernandez

I'm gonna have to get on Twitter soon. I've been I've been avoiding it. I've been running away from it.

Young Hollywood

You don't have a Twitter?

Shiloh Fernandez

No. I don't tweet and there's a fake one out there that's kind of ridiculous.

Heath Freeman

I kinda wanna say, yeah, the first tweet on the on this on his fake Twitter was, I want to have, I want to start a family this year. And I got on it and I thought it was shilo. I'm like, what the hell is this? You're like, you need to simmer down.

Shiloh Fernandez

Yeah. Sorry, I scared you with the strip club.

Young Hollywood

We're here at South by Southwest. How was your all's experience so far?

Heath Freeman

Yeah, it's been fun. Yeah, it's been great. I mean, we did it last year. Skateland closed the the festival, the film festival last year and then started the music festival and we threw a big party and it just kinda blew it out that week. Shilo, I think you had to leave early, but you missed most of the music.

Shiloh Fernandez

I missed the music. I'm missing the music again. I gotta go try to get a job in Los Angeles.

Heath Freeman

Well, I'll go with him and we'll like send you pictures of the jokes and be like. Yeah. We're having a blast. Sorry.

Young Hollywood

Blackberry video.

Heath Freeman

Yeah, exactly. We'll be like taking pictures of the Blackberry Playbook.

Young Hollywood

I have to say like, I I noticed your tattoos. Can we talk about him? You have a star on your wrist too. I did. See, we're like, we're friends for life now. And you just, I know. I'm like, you are coming in between a long lost friendship. So how many do you have?

Shiloh Fernandez

Just one right now, but I mean, I want I want I have plans for more, but.

Heath Freeman

What are you doing tonight? We should just get you a tattoo tonight. We almost got one last night. Right? Even later if I get him to get a tattoo, I'll like BBM you like on my Blackberry and I'll be like. Hey, we're just getting a tattoo and you'll like see a sweet picture of his like chest. And you'll be like, that's awesome.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Shiloh Fernandez

    Star of 'Skateland' and interview guest.

  • Heath Freeman

    Writer of 'Skateland' and interview guest.

  • Jessica Smith

    Host of the interview.

FAQ

What is the film 'Skateland' about?+
'Skateland' is set in 1983 in a small town in Texas, focusing on themes of friends and family with a straightforward story.
Did the cast of 'Skateland' pull pranks on set?+
Shiloh Fernandez describes a humorous experience of being driven to a strip club upon arrival, but overall, the cast had a great time and became like family, often gathering at Heath Freeman's place for food.
Does Shiloh Fernandez have a Twitter account?+
Shiloh Fernandez does not have a Twitter account, though he mentions a fake account exists with ridiculous posts.
What was Shiloh Fernandez's experience at SXSW?+
Shiloh Fernandez missed most of the music at SXSW both the previous year, when 'Skateland' closed the film festival, and the current year, as he had to leave early to look for work in Los Angeles.
Does Shiloh Fernandez have any tattoos?+
Shiloh Fernandez has a star tattoo on his wrist and has plans for more, though he only has one at the time of the interview.

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