EPISODE · Jan 31, 2022 · 1H 13M
From LA to Vietnam and Back Again with Le Van Kiet!
from Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking · host Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell, Bleav
This week Liz and Alrik welcome Vietnamese Writer/Director Le Van Kiet to the show to talk about his latest film, The Requin which started as a Vietnamese film which he ended up translating to English. Kiet talks about why he made a shark movie, his life as a writer/director in Vietnam, making the top grossing box office film in Vietnam Furie (at the time) and how he got approached by Hulu/Disney to direct the upcoming action movie The Princess which is coming out in 2022! After that Liz and Alrik talk about an article from Eric Kohn over at Indie Wire about how Sundance Directors shouldn't direct Marvel movies as their second films and Liz asks Alrik about how to best set up the rules of your genre film.For 20% off your Jambox subscription use code MMIH @ jambox.io Check out the ISA at: www.networkisa.orgThis Weeks Article: https://www.indiewire.com/2022/01/sundance-filmmakers-direct-blockbusters-1234692811/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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This week Liz and Alrik welcome Vietnamese Writer/Director Le Van Kiet to the show to talk about his latest film, The Requin. After that, we discuss an Indie Wire article from Eric Kohn about how Sundance Directors shouldn't direct Marvel movies as their second films and Liz asks Alrik about how to best set up the rules of your genre film. For 20% off your Jambox subscription use code MMIH @ jambox.io Check out the ISA at: www.networkisa.org This Weeks Article: https://www.indiewire.com/2022/01/sundance-filmmakers-direct-blockbusters-1234692811/
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