3.13-Filmmaker Interview with Victoria Warmerdam and Trent

In today's episode, I interview Victoria Warmerdam and Trent, the director and producer of the short film "I'm Not a Robot," a story of a woman who discovers that she might just be a robot and how she deals with that realization.

Listen to hear about the inspiration for the film straight from Victoria's own experience, the wonderful music and sound design of the film, and one specific job that Trent had while on set.

Books mentioned in this episode include:

• Second Best by David Foenkinos

Films mentioned in this episode include:

• "I'm Not a Robot" directed by Victoria Warmerdam
• Being John Malkovic directed by Spike Jonze
• Paris, Texas directed by Wim Wenders
• The Lovers on the Bridge directed by Leos Carax
• Holy Motors directed by Leos Carax
• Brief Encounter directed by David Lean
• Rumblefish directed by Francis Ford Coppola
• Fight Club directed by David Fincher
• September 5 directed by Tim Fehlbaum
• Strange Darling directed by JT Mollner
• Force Majeure directed Ruben Ostlund
• Hannibal (series)
• Slow Horses (series)
• Killing Eve (series)

 "I'm Not a Robot" is currently nominated for Best Live Action Short Film at the 97th Academy Awards and you can watch it right now on The New Yorker Screening Room on YouTube! Tune into the Oscars live on ABC on Sunday March 2nd.

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