The Oscar Project Podcast
A discussion of all the films nominated for Oscars, starting in 1929, plus interviews with filmmakers and authors writing about the film industry.
The Oscar Project Podcast
4.45-Filmmaker Interview with Michael Cusumano and Charity Schubert
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In today's episode, I interview Michael Cusumano and Charity Schubert, director, producer and lead actor of the short film "Last Minute," a comedic look at trying to get a school project done at the last minute in a world without the internet and smart phones.
Listen to hear about the story that grew out of generational differences between school today and 40 years ago, a bit of luck in casting one of the film's main characters, and the way the production crowdsourced period furnishings for the set to make it look and feel like the late 1980s.
Books mentioned in this episode include:
- Making Movies by Sydney Lumet
- The Only Woman in the Room: A Historical Novel of Hedy Lamarr and Her Secret Wartime Invention by Marie Benedict
- The Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
Films and TV shows mentioned in this episode include:
- "Last Minute" directed by Michael Cusumano
- "Napoleonic Code" directed by Michael Cusumano
- Back to the Future directed by Robert Zemeckis
- Black Mirror (series)
- The Third Man directed by Carol Reed
- Fargo directed by Joel Coen
- Big Night directed by Stanley Tucci and Campbell Scott
- Dangerous Liaisons directed by Stephen Frears
- Marie Antoinette directed by Sofia Coppola
- Bernie directed by Richard Linklater
- Silence of the Lambs directed by Jonathan Demme
- All About Eve directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Amadeus directed by Milos Forman
- Only Lovers Left Alive directed by Jim Jarmusch
- Bram Stoker's Dracula directed by Francis Ford Coppola
- 12 Angry Men directed by Sydney Lumet
- Network directed by Sydney Lumet
- Dog Day Afternoon directed by Sydney Lumet
Follow the film on Instagram @lastminuteshortfilm, their production company @whiskeycatproductions, and Charity @charityschubert. You can also find information on the Marie Antoinette exhibit Charity mentioned on the Victoria & Albert website. You can also get more information on the Whiskey Cat Productions presentation of Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Christopher Hampton at their website.