Ryan McNeil
Pardon the interruption in service, but while mypodcast.com figures itself out, I’ve decided to move this series to podomatic for the time being.
Part two of this series allows me to have my first face-to-face conversation with a film director. After watching Ken Wardrop’s stunning documentary HIS & HERS, Wardrop was nice enough to sit with me on a lovely spring evening and talk for a few minutes.
Take a listen to the post-film conversation…
Here’s what’s in store in part two…
Runtime
21 minutes, 38 seconds
Up for Discussion
1. My brief introduction
2. TALK – My conversation with Ken Wardrop about HIS & HERS (1:17)
3. KNOW YOUR ENEMY – Wardrop takes a stab at my five-question survey. (15:09)
Comments and feedback are welcome, and thank-you very much for listening.
Enjoy!
I was pleasantly suprised to find the interview with Ken Wardrop on your blog. Saw His and Hers recently at the Belfast Film Festival. Had a great time watching it. Found it refreshingly cheerful and upbeat, even the sadder moments.
I am writing a review on it at the minute and your interview gave me some new insights. Thanks
After watching Ken Wardrop's stunning documentary HIS & HERS, Sherman was nice enough to sit with me on a lovely spring evening and talk for a few minutes…
What does Sherman have to do with His and Hers? 😉
@ Ronan… First of all, I'm glad to hear that you found my conversation so insightful. I'm pretty happy with it, given the on-the-fly manner in which it came to be.
As for my typo – nice catch! I was editing the audio posts for two podcast entries at once, and must have zoned out momentarily. Film festivals are pretty effective at leaving your brain a bit mushy at times.
Fixed now – thanks for pointing it out.
I just listened to this one – I love the way his whole inspiration is his Mother – or so it came across.
I am loving the questions at the end – its really insightful!
Simon
http://www.screeninsight.com
Finally catching up on your podcasts Hatter – been following along with your great reviews, but just haven't found the time to sit and listen to parts ii – v (probably because part i was SO INCREDIBLE – hard to follow that one, eh? B-) ).
The interview was a pleasure to listen to even without having seen the film (it was on my short list, but I couldn't fit it in). I love how Wardrop reacted to that one lady's comments, when he told her that she wanted "that" film which was not "this" film – the one he made. People's preconceptions, expectations and hopes for what a film will be certainly muddy the waters…
Oh, and his answer to the "what film do you wish you had made" is one of the best yet. "Festen" (otherwise known as "The Celebration") is the first true Dogme film and it really is terrific. The performances are tremendous, the story (family revelations spill out during a wedding) is filled with surprises and the characters are all flawed, but interesting. Seek it out if possible (it is available on DVD).
@ Simon… Sorry for the late response! I started using the survey to create a baseline for people to learn something about my guests. You get tips on everything from their age to their taste.
It gave me a great amount of joy to ask directors the questions too!
@ Bob… You did make the rest of this series an amazingly hard act to follow.
On the following front, don't hurt yourself. We both know how much time it took to run around the festival, let alone write about it. Keeping up with my writings about my runnings shouldn't be on your radar.
This conversation with Ken will rank as one of my favorite memories of the whole festival – glad you dug it, and thanks for giving me info on Festen.