BEHIND THE LENS – November 16, 2015 – SHOW #46 (VIDEO)

Featuring special guests: Sumi Jo and Rick Alverson with excerpts of exclusive interviews with producer Nina Jacobson and cinematographer Sharon Calahan

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An exciting BEHIND THE LENS this week as debbie is privileged to welcome Grammy award winning and world renowned lyric coloratura soprano Sumi Jo to the show to talk about the stunning new film YOUTH, working with Michael Caine (“He’s just so adorable”) and her operatic solo of David Lang’s hauntingly beautiful “Simple Songs #3″, plus insight into her thoughts on opera and her passion for it now.

In our last segment, we switch gears with a master of tragic irony, writer/director/producer/editor Rick Alverson, to talk about his new film ENTERTAINMENT.

Plus, hear some final thoughts from producer Nina Jacobson in an exclusive interview talking the end of an era with the release of the final installment in THE HUNGER GAMES franchise – MOCKINGJAY-PART 2. The odds were ever in her favor.

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And hear what cinematographer and “lighting specialist” Sharon Calahan has to say about light and color and creating the “painterly realism” of THE GOOD DINOSAUR.

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