Paquin Films is a film production company run by siblings, Anna and Andrew Paquin. The company is new and so far has only produced one film; Blue State. However both Andrew and Anna have high hopes for their company and Blue State is the start of what Anna hopes will be a long career behind the camera. Before Blue State the siblings had been looking to produce some original films, and were searching for some time. Anna was shown the script for the film written by Marshall Lewy and "found the plot delightful and timely, as we're approaching another election,".

Anna also admits that she has always had an interest in production. "Maybe I'm weird, but I was always interested in things like insurance and how the weather would affect a shoot," she says. "Ultimately, even if I'm just the actor, it's my movie too, and those things trickle down and affect you. I've worked on jobs where literally everything but frogs fell from the sky. And you have to be aware of those things. Because the more pressure you're under to turn in the performance, you know it all comes down to you being able to do your job well and quickly." She continues "I think if you really connect with a piece of material, at some point you can't let anyone else do it because you're just that compelled to tell the story. It's the same way I would pursue a role I was interested in playing. I feel so strongly this needs to be me, I will do whatever I have to to make whoever is making the film see it that way, too."

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