3.87-Filmmaker Interview with David and Sam Cutler-Kreutz

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In today's episode, I interview David and Sam Cutler-Kreutz, the duo over brother directors behind the film "A Lien" which was nominated for Best Live Action Short at the 97th Academy Awards last March. Their latest short film "Trapped" is also qualified for the 98th Academy Awards.

Listen to hear about the inspiration for the story based on their own childhood as sons of a teacher, a creative effects solution that solved the central problem of their film, and the story of shooting alongside a much bigger production at the same location. 

Books mentioned in this episode include:

• The works of Agatha Christie
• And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
• Red Rising series by Pierce Brown
• The Will of the Many by James Islington
• Rules of Civility by Amor Towles

Films and TV shows mentioned in this episode include:

• "Trapped" directed by David and Sam Cutler-Kreutz
• "A Lien" directed by David and Sam Cutler-Kreutz
• Uncut Gems directed by Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie
• Parasite directed by Bong Joon-ho
• The Social Network directed by David Fincher
• A Serious Man directed by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
• The Marx Brothers movies
• The Lord of the Rings directed by Peter Jackson
• Andor (series)
• Michael Clayton directed by Tony Gilroy

Follow the film on Instagram @_trappedfilm, David @davidcutlerkreutz, and Sam @samcutlerkreutz.

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