In today's episode, I interview director Nick Russell and writer Nick Musgrove, about their short film "Favourites," about parents who are forced to make an impossible choice. The film has been showing at festivals including Australia's Flickerfest and the San Diego International Film Festival and will be shown at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York this June.
Listen to hear Nick and Nick discuss his how they developed the story for the film together, their incredible crew that they worked with, and one of the craziest dinner parties ever put together on The Oscar Project Podcast.
Books recommended in this episode include:
Against All Odds by Craig Challen and Richard Harris
Any Ordinary Day: Blindsides, Resilience and What Happens After the Worst Day of Your Life by Leigh Sales
Films mentioned in this episode include:
“Favourites” directed by Nick Russell
Sophie's Choice directed by Alan J. Pakula
Mr. Black (TV Series)
Wake in Fright directed by Ted Kotcheff
The Grand Budapest Hotel directed by Wes Anderson
Sideways directed by Alexander Payne
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers directed by Peter Jackson
Shaun of the Dead directed by Edgar Wright
The Prestige directed by Christopher Nolan
Fight Club directed by David Fincher
The Sixth Sense directed by M. Night Shyamalan
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind directed by Michel Gondry
Eat Pray Love directed by Ryan Murphy
No Country for Old Men directed by The Coen Brothers
Bridesmaids directed by Paul Feig
Jurassic Park directed by Steven Spielberg
Aladdin directed by Ron Clements and John Musker
Star Wars directed by George Lucas
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring directed by Peter Jackson
Dune directed by Denis Villeneuve
Blades of Glory directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck
Thirteen Lives directed by Ron Howard
The Rescue directed by Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Follow the film and Nick Russell on Instagram @favouritesfilm and @nickrussdog and follow Nick Musgrove on Twitter @Nickmusgrove
2.18 Filmmaker Interview with Nick Russell and Nick Musgrove