2.19 Filmmaker Interview with Julia Aks and Steve Pinder

In today's episode, I interview the writer/director pair of Julia Aks and  Steve Pinder about their short film "Jane Austen's Period Drama," a hilarious comedy about well, periods, set in England two centuries ago. The film played at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in February and will be shown at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York this June.

Listen to hear about how Julia and Steve collaborate on their comedy, some of the challenges they faced making the film, and  what we might be able to expect in a feature length version of this film.

Books recommended in this episode include:

• Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity by David Lynch

• The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level by Gay Hendricks

Films mentioned in this episode include:

• “Jane Austen's Period Drama” directed by Julia Aks and Steve Pinder

• Sense and Sensibility directed by Ang Lee

• The Lobster directed by Yorgos Lanthimos

• Notting Hill directed by Roger Michell

• Moonstruck directed by Norman Jewison

• The Emperor's New Groove directed by Mark Dindal

• Possession directed by Neil LaBute

• Serial Mom directed by John Waters

• The Sound of Music directed by Robert Wise

• The Heartbreak Kid directed by Elaine May

• Thelma and Louise directed by Ridley Scott

Follow the film on Instagram @janeaustensperioddrama along with Julia @jaksicle and Steve @stevecpinder. Also check out their videos on YouTube.