Brazilian action film director!
Episode #109: Alice Foulcher and Greg Erdstein
Filmmaking couple!
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Episode #108: Brad Kuhlman
Documentary filmmaker!
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Episode #052: Mitchell Kriegman
Creator of Clarissa Explains it All, writer, director, and producer.
It was Mitchell who reached out to me a few months ago, reminding me that in 2013 he had reviewed an art show I had curated at the Arts Fund of Santa Barbara. He had a book he had published and it was then I realized this was the man who ruled many a ’90s teens’ life with the show he created, Clarissa Explains It All on Nickelodeon.
Episode #019: Sara Joe Wolansky
Documentary filmmaker and food truck aficianado
USC Grad Sara Joe Wolansky brought her food truck documentary “Wheels: An American Dream” to the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and that’s where I ran into her. As I’m a bit of a foodie, I checked out the film asap and then asked her to be on the podcast.
Here’s the trailer to the film:
Wheels: An American Dream Trailer from Sara Joe Wolansky on Vimeo.
Topics discussed include:
Have we reached peak Food Truck?
Are Food Trucks a “white people” thing?
Mariscos Jalisco
Wolanksy’s resume, including USC and Harvard
Finding subjects through Kickstarter
Farmer’s Belly
Her crew and how few you need to shoot
Favors are the currency at USC
Finding Lawrence Fama from Tapa Boy Truck
Why to never start a foodtruck in the fall
A critique of Chef and foodtruck reality vs. Hollywood
Stalking Roy Choi of Kogi Truck
Are food trucks a L.A. tradition?
Are there British food trucks?
What would Sara Joe’s food truck be like?
The food truck porn shoot
Films and trucks mentioned in passing:
Montage of Heck
The Queen of Versailles
Real Girl’s Kitchen
Vchos Truck
Cousins Maine Lobster
Steel City Sandwich
Flying Pig Cafe
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Episode #017: Casey McGarry
Documentary director of “Grasshopper for Grandpa”
When Casey McGarry ran into Three Pickles owner Bob Lovejoy he knew little of Jimmy’s Oriental Gardens and the history of Santa Barbara’s Chinatown. But after learning the story of this famed watering hole, its closing in 2006 and it’s beautiful resurrection, he paused the one doc he was editing and got this short doc together in time to submit it to the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
Photo by Lori Rielly
For those who loved Jimmy’s and who love its new incarnation as the Pickle Room (essentially Jimmy’s but with a legal reason not to use the name), this is the doc for you. And for those who don’t, it will intrigue you and remind you maybe of your own favorite neighborhood bars. As we all disappear up our own social networking backsides, places like Jimmy’s are precious.
“Grasshopper for Grandpa” plays Feb. 5 an 6, 2015 at 4:30 p.m. at the Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido as part of SBIFF’s Short Santa Barbara Docs sidebar.
Topics discussed include:
How Casey got involved with the story of Jimmy’s
The disappearance of neighborhood bars and possible reasons
Meeting the main players, Bob Lovejoy of Three Pickles, the Chung family, and Willie the bartender
shaping the documentary in editing and landing jazz man Nate Birkey
Remodeling the bar
Scenes that are missing from the documentary
Jimmy’s at the Historical Trust
Casey’s film and music background
His first film, a skate film
His “embarrassing” second film
His current documentary on his father’s jam band and putting aside dreams
His favorite films including In a Dream
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Episode #016: Richard Raymond
Director of “Desert Dancer”
Howdy Funky Film Fest Lovin’ Folks!
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2015 kicked off this week and I managed to score an interview with the director of opening night film “Desert Dancer” the true story of Afshin Gaffarian, the Iranian man who defied his government and set up an underground dance company. The film stars Reece Ritchie (as Gaffarian), Freida Pinto, and Tom Cullen and is Raymond’s feature directing debut. It’s a beautiful film made more lovely from the choreography by Akram Khan. It will be released stateside in April by Relativity Media.
We sat down for a chat at the El Encanto hotel in a private room full of wine and Dom Perignon (we didn’t drink any, thanks!)
Topics discussed include:
The quick Desert Dancer pitch
How producing a film can also prep you for directing a film
Bringing Philip Ridley back out of retirement
How avoiding the British Gas Board led to a job in cinema in Pinewood Studios
Richard’s early homemade movies
Working with Richard Attenborough and Anthony Hopkins on Shadowlands
Working with Jon Croker on the script and meeting Afshin Ghaffarian
How instinct works better than storyboarding and blocking
His loathing for shooting on digital and how film increases the stakes
Shooting in Morocco and Paris and London
Getting extras from Twitter
Working with Akram Khan and how Khan’s own story mirrors the film’s message
Ideas about capturing dance on film
Landing Reese Ritchie for the lead role
Shooting a test film in Jordan and a tale of intolerance
The Sisyphean struggle of making a film
How funding came from a former Russian dancer and Florida’s Youngarts.org
Richard’s next film, Freetown and the story of David Richards
Keeping Sierra Leone on the radar after ebola
The trailer for Desert Dancer
Thanks to Andrea Sumpter and Relativity Media for helping set this up.
Subscribers to the podcast now receive my weekly newsletter “Friday Document Dump” (guess when it comes out!) where I provide 10 links to things I found interesting this week, from essays to artist portfolios, videos and more. Look for it!!
If you can’t see the embedded podcast above, here are other ways to listen:
Listen to it on iTunes
Download this episode here
You can also follow me on Twitter
Or read my arts writing at http://www.tedmills.com
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