Here are my prior interviews from #LIFF2018. On the recap below, I share some of the highlights from each interview, what it was like getting to screen my short at the festival, and some of the new discoveries and filmmaking observations, and life lessons I learned while attending.

Films from LIFF2018 that I discuss on this episode include

• 1000 Year Flood
• And Then I Go 
• Blaze 
• Brimstone & Glory 
• Cut Off 
• Do U Want It 
• Gabriel & the Mountain 
• Hearts Beat Loud
• Larger Than Life: The Kevin Aucoin Story
• Mixed Signals (short)
• Mr. United States (short)
• Stay Woke (short)
• Stuck
• Tinker
• Through the Banks of the Red Cedar

Want to learn more about one of the bands that played at the festival? Then check out this interview I did with Peter Simon, the lead singer of Minos the Saint, which was one of the bands that played at LIFF’s Filmmaker Lounge this year.

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My short film Mixed Signals premiered at LIFF 2018 on April 21.

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Other Films & Shows Mentioned

• Breaking Bad
• Gunslinger
• Godfather
• Home Remedy (web series)
• Lost

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Bands & Musicians Mentioned

• Minos the Saint
• Pappa Grows Funk
• Ryan Harris

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The term producer has many connotations, but Tom wasn’t just in charge of getting the money. He was also one of the writers, did a voice-over for one of the character, and his other on-screen credits include unit production manager, line producer, travel coordinator, assistant editor, props, locations, and cast.  All that to say, Tom has been intimately involved with Tinker from pre-production to post and foreign sales, and he offered lots of helpful filmmaking insights when we spoke a few days ago.

It doesn’t matter what your belief is, it doesn’t matter how you were raised, who you are, if you help people, anybody can do the smallest things and make a big difference in someone’s life.” – Tom Bhramayana

My coverage of #LIFF2018 continues with this interview I did with Tom Bhramayana. Some of the things that we discuss include

• How the filmmakers behind Tinker were able to raise over $100,000 in their first Kickstarter campaign
• The way the filmmaking team shot the film in spurts that were months apart
• How feedback from festivals helped them to refine their film and increase their festival acceptance rate
• What the visual-effects process was like
• What goes into developing a DCP that can be screened in theaters
• How the film was budgeted and how Tom anticipates they will make a profit from VOD and foreign sales

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My short film Mixed Signals premieres at LIFF 2018 on April 21.

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Films Mentioned

• Dallas Buyers Club
• Mixed Signals (short)
• A River Runs Through It
• Sling Blade
• Tinker 
• Trent’s War (short)

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This episode includes interviews with

• Steve Herold, the director of Death of an Umbrella Salesman, a character-driven comedy that pays homage to the comedies of an earlier era
• Jency Griffin Hogan, the director of the film Seed of the Free, which tells the story of a critical moment in the life of Sojourner Truth, an African-American abolitionist and women’s rights activist from the 1800s.
• Paul Catalanotto, director of the short doc Mr. United States, which profiles Avery D. Wilson who was selected to be Mr. Louisiana and then Mr. United States in 2016
• Shanna Forrestall, the actress, producer, writer of Breath, a dialogue-free short film about someone trying to overcome a sense of loss while creating art amidst a stirring mountain vista.
• Alexander Jeffery, the filmmaker behind An Aria for Albrights, a short film about a young girl who tries to rediscover her musical voice after the death of her grandfather

My short film Mixed Signals is also in the film block, so I also discuss some the lessons I learned in making it.

Once again, the Louisiana Live-Action Shorts block will be playing at #LIFF2018 on Saturday, April 20 at 9:30 AM. Tickets are available through LIFF’s website.

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My short film Mixed Signals premieres at LIFF 2018 on April 21.

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Director Viktor Jakovleski initially conceived of the film as something that he would produce and his friend and colleague Benh Zeitlin (Beasts of the Southern Wild) would direct. As the concept developed though, Benh decided to come onboard as producer and composer so that Viktor could direct it. My coverage of #LIFF2018 continues with this interview I did with Viktor.

The two places in the world that I’ve seen where people love to celebrate the most are in  New Orleans and Mexico.” – Viktor Jakovleski

Some of the things that we discuss include

• How the film came about because of a coincidental or serendipitous encounter at a party
• The distinct shooting style and challenges that arise when shooting with a Phantom camera that can shoot at 1500 frames per second
• What it was like collaborating with Benh, who was both a producer and composer on the  project, an unusual combination
• Why the documentary is a sort of like a musical and the unique way that the music was developed during post-production
• How to approach dangerous things with reverence

I continue my coverage of #LIFF2018 with director Viktor Jakovleski:

Brimstone & Glory will be playing at #LIFF2018 on Friday, April 20 at 7:00 PM. Tickets are available through LIFF’s website.

Want to hear another conversation with someone who makes a living out of living dangerously? Then you might appreciate this podcast interview with Jay Caputo, a stuntman who has worked on projects like Planet of the Apes, Pirates of the Caribbean, and The Amazing Spider-Man.

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Films Mentioned

• The Amazing Spider-Man
• Beasts of the Southern Wild
• Brimstone & Glory
• Glory at Sea (short) 
• Only Lovers Left Alive
• Mixed Signals (short) 
• Pirates of the Caribbean
• Planet of the Apes

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Book Mentioned

• The Labyrinth of Solitude

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