Get Ready To Laugh: Chatting With Mike Cheslik About His Crazy Adventures With Hundreds Of Beavers

To coincide with the film’s release onto VOD, we spoke via Zoom to Mike Cheslik, the co-writer and director of the slapstick silent film Hundreds of Beavers. We talk about the film’s successful festival and roadshow run, upcoming projects for him and his collaborator, Ryland Brickson Cole Trews, and a mutual love for releasing films on physical media!Hundreds of Beavers SynopsisIN THIS SILENT SUPERNATURAL EPIC, A DRUNKEN APPLEJACK SALESMAN IS THRUST INTO THE FRIGID WILDERNESS. CAN HE GO FROM ZERO TO HERO, BECOME NORTH AMERICA’S GREATEST FUR TRAPPER, AND DEFEAT HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS?Fundraised and shot in Wisconsin and MichiganCompleted over 4 years12 weeks of shootingFilmed in subzero temperatures1500+ effects shotsHundreds of Beavers Interview Timecodes00:00 Titles00:24 Introduction by “Billy the Beaver”00:49 Mike Cheslik on the idea for HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS01:20 The Influence of Guy Maddin02:04 How HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS differ from Mike Cheslik’s previous film LAKE MICHIGAN MONSTER02:43 The Video Game aspect of HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS03:24 How Many Beavers Were There, Actually?03:51 How difficult was HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS to edit04:45 The challenging compositions of HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS05:33 About HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS’ performative roadshow06:20 Mike Cheslik on what’s next for him07:23 Mike Cheslik on the success of HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS08:01 Mike Cheslik on a future Blu-ray release for HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS08:37 ConclusionsWatch Hundreds of Beavers Powered by JustWatchMusic AttributionsBig Horns Intro by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/Music licensed from Lickd. The biggest mainstream and stock music platform for content creatorsPee Wee Hero 7 (Bumper) by David Tobin, https://t.lickd.co/bpmoYlel1v2 License ID: daedrP4jxkQPee Wee Hero 10 (Sting) by David Tobin, https://t.lickd.co/9MoOvg82p4z License ID: Nx8NWP0xD3ATry Lickd FREE for 14 days for unlimited stock music and get 50% off your first mainstream track: https://app.lickd.co/r/ab0963ee745049ae8aa29f7af5688520