Episode 6: Eric Bresler

Bill talks to film programmer and PhilaMOCA curator Eric Bresler. They have a conversation about his wide variety of projects, including his Video Pirates found-footage comedy shorts, the documentary OTAKU UNITE!, the Cinedelphia Film Festival and his work at PhilaMOCA. Other topics discussed include Philadelphia film culture and exhibition, tape trading, Eric's admiration for the band Sparks, TLA Video, Pia Zadora, Eraserhood Forever (including this year's headliner), visits from both South Philly gangsters and David Lynch to PhilaMOCA, Brian Schmidt's THE INCREDIBLE ADVENTURE OF JOJO (AND HIS ANNOYING LITTLE SISTER), and the especially shady casting process for an independent film. See Eric Bresler's Video Pirates short film, HORRORS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTPjCrF9Vjw   See the Eric Bresler-directed video for Psychic Teens' "Everything" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00e8xuOqt4I   See ERASERHEAD's The Lady In The Radiator perform "In Heaven" at PhilaMOCA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xLCbZZ_iO0   Buy Eric Bresler's Video Pirates Philadelphia DVD: http://www.diabolikdvd.com/category/Cult-Favorites/Video-Pirates-Philadelphia-(Cinedelphia)-DVD-(NTSC-All-Region).html   Buy Eric Bresler's documentary OTAKU UNITE! http://www.amazon.com/Otaku-Unite-Steven-R-Bennett/dp/B000DZ7XXE/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1463490292&sr=1-1&keywords=otaku+unite   Visit Eric Brelser's webite: http://ericbresler.com/