In today's episode, I interview Zac Lazarou the director of the short documentary "The Undertakers," an beautiful look at the underappreciated world of vultures in Africa. The film was selected as a finalist for the 2024 Student Academy Awards.
Listen to learn a bit about the important place vultures hold in the ecosystems, the importance of the music in creating the mood of the film, and the goal of the film as it relates to hope versus reality.
Books mentioned in this episode include:
Underland: A Deep Time Journey by Robert Macfarlane
Films mentioned in this episode include:
"The Undertakers” directed by Zac Lazarou
Cow directed by Andrea Arnold
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy directed by Peter Jackson
City of God directed by Ktia Lund and Fernando Meirelles
Pulp Fiction directed by Quentin Tarantino
Trainspotting directed by Danny Boyle
Winnie the Pooh directed by Stephen J. Anderson and Don Hall
Joker directed by Todd Phillips
The Dark Knight directed by Christopher Nolan
Alien directed by Ridley Scott
Check out the film at the following film festivals this fall:
Follow Luke on Instagram @zacwildfilm.
Listen to the full episode on YouTube.
