In today's episode, I interview Bartłomiej Błaszczyński, the director of the short film "Take Me to Her" which explores the story of a woman who has gone through an incredible loss, and struggles to deal with it. The film was a finalist for the 2024 Student Academy Awards.
Listen to hear about the genesis of the story of the film, a tragic connection Bartłomiej and I share, and a joke about difficult names to pronounce.
Books mentioned in this episode include:
Boy's Life by Robert McCammon
Ice Jacek Dukaj
My Struggle by Karl Ove Knausgaard
Films mentioned in this episode include:
"Take Me to Her” directed by Bartłomiej Błaszczyński
The Lion King directed by Rob Minkoff and Roger Allers
The Lord of the Rings directed by Peter Jackson
Snatch directed by Guy Ritchie
The Matrix directed by The Wachowskis
There Will be Blood directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
The Big Lebowski directed by Joel Coen
Manchester by the Sea directed by Kenneth Lonergan
The Bear (TV Series)
Wolf of Wall Street directed by Martin Scorsese
Moon directed by Duncan Jones
"Fish and Chips" directed by Bartłomiej Błaszczyński
"Take Me to Her" just screened at the Warsaw International Film Festival last week and you can check out the film at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival this November.
Bartłomiej is not on Instagram, but you can connect with him on LinkedIn to stay in touch with what he is working on.
You can also listen to the full episode on YouTube.
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