{"id":32092,"date":"2021-08-24T00:33:10","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T07:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/?p=32092"},"modified":"2021-08-24T00:33:10","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T07:33:10","slug":"btl-radio-show-08-23-2021-with-special-guest-oliver-thompson-plus-our-exclusive-interview-with-dash-shaw-jane-samborski","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/miscellaneous\/behind-the-lens-podcast\/btl-radio-show-08-23-2021-with-special-guest-oliver-thompson-plus-our-exclusive-interview-with-dash-shaw-jane-samborski\/","title":{"rendered":"BTL Radio Show – 08\/23\/2021 with special guest OLIVER THOMPSON plus our exclusive interview with DASH SHAW & JANE SAMBORSKI"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Happiness, joy, and a bit of whimsy take over BEHIND THE LENS today as we look at two very special films with some very special filmmakers – CRYPTOZOO and our exclusive interview with DASH SHAW and JANE SAMBORSKI, and WELCOME TO HAPPINESS with writer\/director\/composer OLIVER THOMPSON.<\/p>\n

First up, is my exclusive interview with writer\/director DASH SHAW and animation director JANE SAMBORSKI, the incredible team behind the breathtaking, allegorical, kaleidoscopic, psychedelic, animated delight – CRYPTOZOO.\u00a0 A fantastical tale that follows cryptozookeepers through a richly-drawn hallucinatory world as they seek out the mythical Baku, a dream-eating hybrid creature that looks much like a pig and baby elephant swirling in bubbles, CRYPTOZOO raises thought-provoking discussion as the keepers\/conservationists begin to wonder if they should display wondrous creatures like the Baku in a zoo or hide them and keep them safe from harm.\u00a0 With the military also seeking out the Baku for nefarious purposes, while wanting to kill all of the “cryptids”, lines are drawn between utopia and counter-culture idealism versus pragmatism leaving it up to each individual to choose their own path.\u00a0 With voice talents of Lake Bell, Zoe Kazan, Michael Cera, Louisa Krause, Peter Stormare, Thomas Jay Ryan, Grace Zabriskie and Angeliki Papoulia, Shaw’s story and Samborski’s animation soar with creativity, imagination, and entertainment.<\/p>\n

With powerful metaphor behind Jane’s amazing animation, this is a film you’ll want to see more than once. Take a listen as we talk about the development of CRYPTOZOO, what came first – the animation or the story,\u00a0 animation styles and use of color, designing and illustrating the “cryptids”, themes, collaboration with composer John Carroll Kirby, the meld of animation and music, Listen as we talk about story, animation, music, the “cryptids”, collaboration, and more.<\/p>\n