FAMILY DINNERS Part I: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)

In honor of the holiday season now firmly upon us - Part I of FAMILY DINNERS features the master of the surreal, Director Luis Buñuel's The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie.   What could be more appropriate for the month of November than celebrating the fine art of dinner parties, even if you are never actually able to eat?  In this episode we discuss surrealism, Luis Buñuel's work, and of course we have some suggestions of what you might like to stumble upon next should you find yourself ravenous for more surrealist art. We also promised a secret link to our own surrealist (zero waste) short film Self Tape*.  It is currently still on the indie film festival circuit, but because you are magical for listening to our ramblings, we would be honored to secretly share with you our own interpretations of this most excellent genre.  We hope you enjoy Self Tape as much as we enjoyed making it. *Currently we are the very first film studio in the world to be making films sustainably.  We produced and shot Self Tape generating only 8 ounces of garbage destined for the landfill.  We are in post-production for the very first Zero Waste Feature Film, Citywide, which is due out in January!   Only 16 ounces of garbage was made over the course of almost 3 years while producing Citywide.   We believe that movies should not come at the expense of the planet and so since 2016 have been making all of our films without generating any garbage.   Movie streaming algorithms suck. This podcast takes you back to the days of wandering through the video store, looking to be inspired for your next movie night. Independent filmmakers Austin + Emily, of Fishtown Films, will help you stumble upon movies you've never heard of, or rediscover ones you've long forgotten. Any film you can dream of, eventually these two indie filmmakers will discuss with joy and reverence for the fine art of cinema. Grab some popcorn and stumble upon a new movie. Follow us on instagram @fishtownfilms to see what film we will be discussing next, drop a note for any requests, and if you are an indie filmmaker too - slide into our DMs and share with us your work. Make Art. Not Trash. Produced by Fishtown Films. Music by Paul Talos of Signal Soundlabs for our short film, Self Tape (screening at an indie film festival near you).