3.35-Filmmaker Interview with Allison Moy Hayhurst and Mike Hayhurst

In today's episode, I interview Allison Moy Hayhurst and Mike Hayhurst, the producer and director of the film And Through the Portal We Go. The film is a genre-bending time loop story that takes an earnest look at faith, friendship, and the search for belonging.

Listen to hear about the some of the research that was required for the film (and the dubious online searches that entailed), the level of detail required to keep everything straight in a time loop film, and how bloopers can sometimes lead to useable takes in a film like this.

Books mentioned in this episode include:

• A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life by Brian Grazer

• Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

• A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers

• Not Even Nominated: 40 Overlooked Costars of Oscar-Winning Performances by John DiLeo

Films and TV shows mentioned in this episode include:

• And Through the Portal We Go directed by Mike Hayhurst

• “BEAT” directed by Mike Hayhurst

• “Cook With the Heart” directed by Mike Hayhurst

• “Oma” directed by Mike Hayhurst

• The Trip to Bountiful directed by Michael Wilson

• Forked (web series)

• Groundhog Day directed by Harold Ramis

• Palm Springs directed by Max Barbakow

• Happy Death Day directed by Christopher Landon

• The Map of Tiny Perfect Things directed by directed by

• The Mandalorian (series)

• Noises Off directed by Peter Bogdanovich

• Waiting for Guffman directed by Christopher Guest

• Everything Everywhere All At Once directed by Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan

• Withnail and I directed by Bruce Robinson

• Goldeneye directed by Martin Campbell

• Casino Royale directed by Martin Campbell

• Romeo + Juliet directed by Baz Luhrmann

• The Birdcage directed by Mike Nichols

• Tomorrow Never Dies directed by Roger Spottiswoode

• Her Majesty, Mrs Brown directed by John Madden

Check out the film this weekend at the Fisheye Film Festival in High Wycombe, UK this weekend on May 2nd at 7PM. You can also follow Evening Squire on Instagram @eveningsquire and the film @andthroughtheportalwego for more screening information.

Listen to the episode on YouTube.