No Really, It’s an Honor to be Nominated

When it comes to the Oscars, cynicism is in vogue – unless, of course, you’re a first time nominee. Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey are the director and producer of the comedy Time Freak, which is nominated this year for best live action short. They’re also a married couple.
The morning the nominations were announced, Bowler and Causey woke up at 5 a.m. and made a YouTube video of themselves looking up the results. They screamed, they cried, and for days they were so excited, they hardly slept.
Causey had been dreaming of a nomination since long before she started working in film. And despite his own big dreams, Bowler thought it was next to impossible for a comedy to get the nod, let alone one he had directed himself.   “When the nomination came,” he says, “it was like an old friend. Regardless of how I’ve realistically compartmentalized it, I’ve always really dreamed of this.”
For the last several weeks now, the couple has a game they like to play. Causey will say, “Guess what?” And Bowler will say, “I don’t know, is it trash day?”  
“No,” she’ll say, “guess what else? We were nominated for an Oscar!”
Time Freak is part of a program of Oscar nominated shorts. Click here to find out where it’s playing.
  
Video: A scene from Time Freak