3.49-Filmmaker Interview with Nina Gantz

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In today's episode, I interview Nina Gantz, whose film "Wander to Wonder" was nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the 97th Academy Awards.

Listen to hear about the original even darker version of the story that never made it to the screen, some thoughts about how you can tell stories in animation that you can't tell anywhere else, and how eyelids can become one of the biggest challenges on a film set.

Books mentioned in this episode include:

• The Expanded Earth: PREPARE TO SEE THE WORLD AS YOU'VE NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE by Mikey Please
• Pastoralia by George Saunders

Films and TV shows mentioned in this episode include:

• "Wander to Wonder" directed by Nina Gantz
• "Edmond" directed by Nina Gantz
• Jason and the Argonauts directed by Ray Harryhausen
• Clash of the Titans directed by Desmond Davis
• "Dimensions of Dialogue" directed by Jan Švankmajer
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind directed by Michel Gondry
• "The Eagleman Stag" directed by Michael Please
• The Last Days of Emma Blank directed by Alex van Warmerdam
• The Northerners directed by Alex van Warmerdam

Follow Nina on Instagram @ninagantz, check out her website at ninagantz.com and watch the film on demand on Vimeo.

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