2.40 Filmmaker Interview with Luke Morgan

Send us Fan MailIn today's episode, I interview Luke Morgan, the director of the short film "The Boat." The film is based on a heartbreaking true story of a father who must make a difficult choice when his daughter begins exhibiting troubling medical symptoms and is it qualified for the 97th Academy Awards.Listen to hear about the work that Luke and his brother were doing that led them to the story, why they decided to make a film that highlighted the disease of leprosy, and the realities of quicksand as a danger in film production.Books mentioned in this episode include:Raised Among Vultures by Molly ToomeyPalm Wine Tapper and The Boy at Jericho by Nithy KasaEat Or We Both Starve by Victoria KennefickBloodrot by Annemarie Ní ChurreáinPit Lullabies by Jessica TraynorFilms mentioned in this episode include:"The Boat” directed by Luke MorganLife is Beautiful directed by Roberto BenigniCinema Paradiso directed by Giuseppe TornatoreThere Will be Blood directed by Paul Thomas AndersonUp directed by Bob Peterson and Pete DocterCoco directed by Lee UnkrichIn Bruges directed by Martin McDonaghI Daniel Blake directed by Ken LoachThe Seventh Seal directed by Ingmar BergmanAruna's Magic (Disney+ series)Follow Luke and his brother on Instagram @morgan_bros and the film @calf_thefilm.You can check out "The Boat" at the Offline Film Festival going on right now, and the Kerry International Film Festival from October 17-20. You can check out the trailer on morganbrother.ie.You can also learn more about The Mission to End Leprosy at their website.Support the show