Watch out for that piano! And the well! And the light fixture! And the... clock? This week, we're joined by the one and only Dawn Luebbe (co-director, Greener Grass, Wayfair's "Welcome to the Wayborhood") to discuss Nobuhiko Ôbayashi's mindbending horror cult comedy House. Will we make it out alive? Only Auntie's cat Blanche knows for sure.
Intro, Debate Society, To Sir With Love (spoiler-free): 00:00-27:40
Honor Roll and Detention (spoiler-heavy): 27:41-58:48
Superlatives (spoiler-heavier): 58:49-1:15:41
Director Nobuhiko Ôbayashi
Screenplay Chiho Katsura, based on a story by Chigumi Ôbayashi
Featuring Kimiko Ikegami, Miki Jinbo, Asei Kobayashi, Ai Matsubara, Yôko Minamida, Masayo Miyako, Kumiko Ôba, Kiyohiko Ozaki, Saho Sasazawa, Mieko Satô, Eriko Tanaka
Dawn Luebbe is known for her debut feature, Greener Grass, which she wrote and directed with Jocelyn DeBoer. Variety deemed the film, “The most pleasant surprise of this year’s Sundance” following its 2019 world premiere. Their screenplay was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award. It was theatrically distributed by IFC and is currently streaming on Amazon Prime and AMC. Dawn and Jocelyn have directed two episodes of TruTV’s “Adam Ruins Everything.” They've made four short films which have appeared in over 100 film festivals across the globe. Most recently Dawn directed a documentary short called Dress A Cow which premiered at the SXSW film festival. She has directed dozens of commercials in the US, Mexico, and Europe for brands such as GEICO, Coca-Cola, Wayfair, and Google, as well as environmental campaigns for the organization "Science Moms" and the fossil-free hydrogen company, Vattenfall.
Our theme music is by Sir Cubworth, with embellishments by Edward Elgar. Music from House by Asei Kobayashi and Mickie Yoshino.
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