EPISODE · Nov 4, 2025 · 12 MIN
3.89-Filmmaker Interview with Tobias Eckerlin
from The Oscar Project Podcast
Send us Fan MailIn today's episode, I interview Tobias Eckerlin, director of the short film "A Sparrow's Song," a story of a widowed air raid warden in the midst of World War II struggles to overcome grief and rediscover joy in her life.Listen to hear about the challenges of creating a consistent look and feel in an animated virtual world, the importance of using sound and music to support and enhance the visual world, and what the experience of the Student Academy Awards was like.Books mentioned in this episode include:Mouthful of Birds: Stories by Samanta SchweblinBurial Rites by Hannah KentFilms and TV shows mentioned in this episode include:"A Sparrow's Song" directed by Tobias EckerlinZodiac directed by David FincherThe Lord of the Rings directed by Peter JacksonStalker directed by Andrei TarkovskyRatatouille directed by Brad BirdSoul directed by Pete DocterAladdin directed by John Musker and Ron ClementsFollow Tobias on Instagram @tobiaseckerlin.visuals.Support the show
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Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, I interview Tobias Eckerlin, director of the short film "A Sparrow's Song," a story of a widowed air raid warden in the midst of World War II struggles to overcome grief and rediscover joy in her life. Listen to hear about the challenges of creating a consistent look and feel in an animated virtual world, the importance of using sound and music to support and enhance the visual world, and what the experience of the Student Academy Awards was like. Books m...
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