Jeff Zimbalist (Skywalkers: A Love Story | Netflix)
Description
Director Jeff Zimbalist returns to the podcast to discuss his second feature film of the year, “Skywalkers: A Love Story”, a thrilling tale about a daring couple that performs acrobatics atop the world’s last super skyscraper. Jeff talks with Tiller about blending the genres of heist and romance (3:30 ), why this film had to be independently financed (11:00 ), interweaving the themes of love, risk and trust (17:00 ), directing Angela and Ivan’s camerawork on top of skyscrapers (27:00 ), how the presence of a film crew brought a deeper truth out of their relationship (32:00 ), the difference between “facts” and “ecstatic truth” in nonfiction filmmaking, (36:00 ), and the humbling truth about love that Jeff learned while making this film (46:00 ).
Produced by: Jacob Miller
Executive Producer: Tiller Russell
Music by: James Carroll, Graham Tracey & Zydepunk
Distributed by: Jake Brennan & Brady Sadler, Double Elvis Productions
United States
