Featuring special guests: Judy Chaikin and Arturo Muyshondt
Talk about high energy! That’s just what you get this week on BEHIND THE LENS as acclaimed director JUDY CHAIKIN and actor/writer/producer ARTURO MUYSHONDT are live going “behind the lens and below the line” with film critic debbie elias.
Fresh off a successful festival and theatrical run with THE GIRLS IN THE BANDand now available as a Collector’s Edition DVD chock full of extra footage not included in the film itself, Judy Chaikin kicks off today’s show with some toe-tapping insight into this exciting documentary. Filled with untold stories of female jazz and big band instrumentalists and their inspiring, fascinating and groundbreaking journeys from the late 30’s to the present day, music lovers, history buffs and cinephiles alike will be “in the mood” not only to check out this “must see” documentary, but hear from Judy herself about her passion for music and “the making of” THE GIRLS IN THE BAND!
Then writer/producer/actor Arturo Muyshondt joins us live, calling from the United Nations where he is giving a presentation on THE PASTOR. The driving force behind Wolfgang Cinema and its well-known standard of excellence for producing films that inspire, educate and entertain, Arturo is live at the midway point of the show talking in depth about everything from the conception of the film to casting,performance, technical aspects, cconcurrently producing and acting, and above all, his core philosophy on bringing inspiration to the big screen. A timely and topicalcross-cultural story and character study for our times, THE PASTOR opens in 400 theatres across the US via Fathom Events on January 25, 2016. Filmmakers will appreciate Arturo’s tips on working with Fathom Events, as well as considerations instory development with faith based films.
And peppered from beginning to end, listen to excerpts of debbie’s exclusive interview with Emmanuel “Chivo” Lubezki, cinematographer of the Golden Globe Best Feature Drama winner, THE REVENANT, as they talk about shooting with the Alexa 65, lenses, natural light and more!
