This month we are visited by Adrian Elliot. Adrian is a director and longtime friend who we've had the pleasure of working with on many occasions. He shares his story of how he found his way into filmmaking, and we talk a lot about the responsibility of the filmmaker to tell stories that are full of truth - and that doesn't only have to be documentary work. During the conversation, we use Moonlight as an example of a film that is doing this today. We talk philosophy, process, and intention. It's a fun episode!

Adrian's short film "Ditch" is making the festival rounds at the moment. Check out the trailer to that film here: http://www.vimeo.com/adrianelliot/ditchtrailer

See more of Adrian's work on his website: http://www.adrianelliot.com/

Enjoy!

21: Adrian Elliot - The Filmmaker’s Responsibility

Director Spencer McCall joins us to talk about documentary, narrative fiction, and everything in between. We first met Spencer after he created a film about The Jejune Institute, an alternative reality game in San Francisco. Since then, he continues to work on so many projects that blur the lines between truth and fiction or use controversy to create meaningful messages, and we talk a bit about the responsibility to the filmmaker and the audience when creating this kind of work. Spencer tells awesome stories, so get ready for a great ride and hear some really interesting discussions.

In the spirit of mystery, we’ll leave it to you to learn more about Spencer on the interwebs ;)

ALSO, we want to continue to promote our Indiegogo campaign for our short film Paper Birds, written and directed by Lauren Finerman. Please spread the word and donate as you are able. It’s an ambitious project and very unique and wonderful story.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/paper-birds-film-fund#/
https://www.paperbirdsfilm.com/

Enjoy!

22: Spencer McCall - Filmmaking in a Post-Truth World

The Perez Bros are a director duo who are (you guessed it!) also actual brothers. They’re dear friends and wonderfully talented and creative guys who continue to build their body of creative and funny work. We talk to them about their upcoming film, their process & perspective, and the influence that Batman has had on their career. Enjoy!

Check out the Perez Bros work here: perezbros.com

1: Perez Bros. - It All Starts with Batman

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