#ICastIt: Jonathan Frey on puppeteering your own production

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By Melinda Loewenstein

Photo Source: by Michelle Pemberton

NEW YORK---The simple question “Why are we friends?” provided the inspiration for the bizarre web series “Homebody” about two roommates – one human and one sock puppet. After starting his career in photography, director Jonathan Frey has been filming for nearly six years, but in January he decided it was time to use his skills and creativity for a personal project. The six episode series focuses on the two roommates “battling it out to why they are even friends,” Frey explains. The characters don’t really acknowledge that one is a puppet. [More]