Ep. 78 - Saman Kesh - a podcast by Ash Thorp

Saman Kesh, the award winning director behind the fantastic Luv Deluxe and ‘twerk bot’ music videos, the short film Controller, and many, many more joins us this week to discuss his love for film and directors’ philosophies he holds dear to his own. He also discusses how to deal with criticism as well as his education at Art Center and his struggles to fit into the conventional film format.

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GUEST LINKS:

Saman’s Website: http://samanftw.com/
Saman’s Instagram: http://instagram.com/samani_mamani
CONTROLLER: https://vimeo.com/71495477
Cinnamon Chasers - Luv Deluxe: https://vimeo.com/6540668
Basement Jaxx - Never Say Never: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0eS3zC3Jco

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SHOW NOTES:

Celtx: https://www.celtx.com/index.html
Utopia: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/utopia
The Shoes - Time to Dance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt9wnawn7xQ
Magnolia documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sG40zsq3kI
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338013/
Adaptation: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268126/
Night of the Hunter: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048424/
Zodiac: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443706/
Alien Isolation: http://www.alienisolation.com/

“If you have the opportunity, shoot as much crap as you can, until stuff’s good. And know that everything you make could be possibly crap, but embrace it. If you get crushed or cry, get back up and do it again.”
-Saman Kesh

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