2.47 Filmmaker Interview with Jens Kevin Georg

In today's episode, I interview Jens Kevin Georg, the director of the short film "Crust" which tells the story of a young boy in search of his first scar. The film received the silver medal in the narrative category at the 2024 Student Academy Awards.

Listen to hear about the inspiration for the film, how he knew he had selected the right actor to play his lead, how he found a roller coaster to fit in his film, and Jens' own first scar.

Books mentioned in this episode include:

• Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
• The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

Films mentioned in this episode include:

• "Crust” directed by Jens Kevin Georg
• Midsommar directed by Ari Aster
• 2001: A Space Odyssey directed by Stanley Kubrick
• Superbad directed by Greg Mottola
• The Royal Tenenbaums directed by Wes Anderson
• Banshees of Inisherin directed by Martin McDonagh
• Kajillionaire directed by Miranda July
• Hunt for the Wilderpeople directed by Taika Waititi

"Crust" will be playing at the Alcine Film Festival in Spain and the Izmir Short Film Festival in Turkey both in November.

You can follow Jens on Instagram @jens__georg and follow the film @kruste_film to see when and where the film will be playing this fall.