3.95-Filmmaker Interview with Salvatore Scarpa, Max Burgoyne-Moore, and Rachid Sabitri

In today's episode, I interview Salvatore Scarpa, Max Burgoyne-Moore, and Rachid Sabitri, the directors and producer of the short film "Largo," a look at the refugee experience through the eyes of a young child.

Listen to hear about knowing that they had the right actor to play their young lead, a very ambitious script which turned out to be easier to write than to film, and one sure fire way to test and see if a boat actually floats.

Books mentioned in this episode include:

• Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
• The Complete Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino
• Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema by Lindy West
• The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran

Films and TV shows mentioned in this episode include:

• "Largo" directed by Salvatore Scarpa and Max Burgoyne-Moore
• Bicycle Thieves directed by Vittorio De Sica
• The Battle of Algiers directed by Gillo Potecorvo
• Pan's Labyrinth directed by Guillermo del Toro
• Looney Tunes
• The Godfather directed by Francis Ford Coppola
• Back to the Future directed by Robert Zemeckis
• Love Actually directed by Richard Curtis
• Barbie directed by Greta Gerwig
• "Yellow" directed by Elham Ehsas

Follow the film on Instagram @largo.film.