BEHIND THE LENS gets “fast and furry” this week as we welcome special guests Chris Cordone and Spencer Garrett talking STEVIE-D and Dominic Rodriguez fills us in on his documentary and the world of “Furries” with FURSONAS.
At the quarter hour mark, writer/director/actor Chris Cordone and one of my favorite character actors, Spencer Garrett, join us live talking about their new film, STEVIE-D. Written and directed by Cordone, who stars in a dual role, STEVIE-D is guaranteed laughter as twists and turns abound thanks to not only a smart and funny script by Cordone, but a striking, light visual design and tone. Listen as the two talk about the “making of” STEVIE-D, from conception of this noir-ish comedy to festival audience reception, including adventures in location scouting and impeccable casting (Garrett was the first one attached to the script). Plus get some terrific insight and thoughts on the industry from veteran actor Spencer Garrett.
Then the fur is flying as Dominic Rodriguez is live talking about his documentary FURSONAS which debuts on iTunes on May 10th. FURSONAS takes a look at the world of “Furries”, a diverse social group that celebrates and takes a look at those individuals who role-play as anthropomorphic animal characters, and the fandom that surrounds it. Rodriguez talks about his very personal take on the project as well as the hurdles and challenges he faced as a first-time feature documentary filmmaker.
And hear some excerpts of film critic debbie elias’ exclusive interview with writer/director Lorene Scafaria as she talks about her latest film, THE MEDDLER.
