EPISODE · Oct 13, 2020 · 1H 4M
No One Gives A Sh*t About Max Barbakow and Andy Siara, Creators of “Palm Springs”
from The No Film School Podcast · host No Film School
Director Max Barbakow and writer Andy Siara tell us how their therapeutic writing process and friendship made Palm Springs what it is, and was ultimately the most rewarding part of the process. And why the fact that no one gave a sh*t about them was, in a way, their greatest strength. In case you've been living in a time-loop cave, Palm Springs, starring Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti, came out earlier this year after netting the biggest sale in Sundance history with a Hulu + Neon deal for $17,500,000.69 to acquire the film. The movie was released during the pandemic in July, which was a blessing in disguise: breaking out with a record-setting opening weekend on Hulu. Learn more about Palm Springs here: How Editing Made ‘Palm Springs’ the Most Popular Movie on Hulu The Creators of the Record-Breaking 'Palm Springs' Dissect Their Process 7 Editors Take Us Behind the Curtain on Cutting a Sundance Feature Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Director Max Barbakow and writer Andy Siara tell us how their therapeutic writing process and friendship made Palm Springs what it is, and was ultimately the most rewarding part of the process. And why the fact that no one gave a sh*t about them was, in a way, their greatest strength. In case you've been living in a time-loop cave, Palm Springs, starring Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti, came out earlier this year after netting the biggest sale in Sundance history with a Hulu + Neon deal for $17,500,000.69 to acquire the film. The movie was released during the pandemic in July, which was a blessing in disguise: breaking out with a record-setting opening weekend on Hulu. Learn more about Palm Springs here: How Editing Made ‘Palm Springs’ the Most Popular Movie on Hulu The Creators of the Record-Breaking 'Palm Springs' Dissect Their Process 7 Editors Take Us Behind the Curtain on Cutting a Sundance Feature Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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