Face the Music with Sean Greene

In this episode, host Edward Frumkin (he/him) and contributor Jonah Desneux (he/him) analyze what will come in film in 2022. Then, filmmaker and videographer Sean Greene (he/him) stops by to discuss his filmmaking approach and why he exhibits his stuff immediately on Youtube instead of film festivals with Edward. Finally, in today’s Concluding Thought, Edward shares his first film exhibition trip to the 2021 Wild Bunch Film Festival in Wilcox, AZ, to represent The American Frontier. Guest Bio: Sean Greene (he/him) is a writer, filmmaker, and podcaster who recently graduated from the University of Missouri. His short films, which focus on adding humor or drama to the mundane, are available on the YouTube channel "Purple Elephant Films." His podcast, which he began back in November of 2020, is called "Purple Elephant Radio," and can be found on all major platforms. In September of 2021, he published a book of essays and illustrations about the creative process called "The Purple Elephant Artist," which is available on Amazon. He currently films weddings and does videography for local businesses. Time Codes: 1:02 - Initial Thoughts on Film in 2022 4:32 - Film that play at Sundance 2022 9:13 - Predicting top 2022 Independent Films 13:11 - God’s Country and other ways that audience interact with films 19:07 - Docs to Watch 23:20 - Anticipated Box Office Hits in 2022 26:33 - Edward’s concerns of many spinoffs 30:58 - Sean Greene’s Introduction 34:10 - Sean’s path into making films 40:30 - Sean’s decision to act in a majority of his works 46:03 - Sean’s approach for making films, such as a week long Campus Movie Fest 53:05 - Personal experiences in the film festival circuit and why Sean did not submit to them at first. 57:05 - Sean’s use of Artlist and music from other libraries and artists 1:05:05 - Sean’s cinematography influences and methods 1:09:02 - Sean entails working with others’ visions 1:14:55 - Sean’s film recommendation: The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019) 1:16:33 - Concluding Thought: Edward’s trip to The Wild Bunch Film Festival Episode Notes: Sean Greene’s short films: Buttered Bread: The Tale of Two Roommates, Flashlight Tag: A Suburban Western, The Sticker Club, A Trip to the Sun, Riding High, and Sidewalking. Sean Greene’s videography works