Colorado Films: Then Podcast! Conversation With Justin Hunt

On this week's episode of Colorado Films: The Podcast! I sat down with award-winning filmmaker Justin Hunt while he was in Boulder for Scorpius Fest, where his latest film Rotten Apple premiered.Justin is the founder of White Whale Pictures and has built a career tackling difficult social issues through powerful documentaries like American Meth, Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly. Across seven films over the past 20 years, his work has collectively earned more than 80 awards. Justin's latest project Symbiosis, a psych-thriller with dark humor and supernatural undertones, has entered 16 screenwriting competitions worldwide with (2 wins, 6 finalist, 3 semifinalist, 2 quarterfinalists, 2 HMs)In our conversation we talk about the making of Rotten Apples, a powerful docu-drama examining grooming and sexual abuse within schools. Justin shares how the project began as a series of educational videos before evolving into a full documentary, and why he chose to combine investigative interviews with narrative storytelling to help audiences truly understand the impact of these crimes.We also dive into:The emotional challenge of filming difficult subject matterAdvice for filmmakers starting out in the industryThe evolving world of independent film distributionJustin's impeccable styleAnd how golf keeps him sane between projects ⛳It was a thoughtful and wide-ranging conversation with a filmmaker who isn’t afraid to confront hard truths through storytelling.#ColoradoFilms #FilmPodcast #DocumentaryFilm #IndieFilm #Filmmaking #ColoradoFilm #ScorpiusFest #JustinHunt #WhiteWhalePictures #FilmFestival #IndependentFilm #Storytelling