X<\/a> to talk about his experience with his directorial debut and the reactions to the film.<\/p>\nKeep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cOne of the great things about movies is that they outlive the zeitgeist into which they were released,\u201d Tony<\/strong> wrote on X. \u201cAs someone whose first film sorta got gobbled up by the zeitgeist, I\u2019ll be curious to see how it\u2019ll stand up after this moment is over. Hopefully fairly well!\u201d<\/p>\nAmericana<\/em> was released as Sydney<\/strong> was getting massive backlash around the internet for her American Eagle<\/em> campaign. In his social media post, Tony<\/strong> says that his movie was \u201cgobbled up\u201d by the criticism against Sydney<\/strong>, who stars in the movie, and that he hopes it finds a new audience after the discussion dies down.<\/p>\nIn another post, Tony<\/strong> continued on to say he used Letterboxd to document his creative process. He wrote, \u201cSeemed like a fun thing to do. Even back then, I knew I was creating a \u2018hidden gem\u2019 type movie (as opposed to a blockbuster, or auteur masterpiece).\u201d<\/p>\nSomeone new just defended Sydney<\/strong>\u2018s American Eagle<\/em> ad<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n