while dealing with a pesky cold, i had the pleasure of sitting down (virtually) with chicago film critic ian simmons to discuss young ali: those were the days on his kicking the seat podcast. episode comes out friday the 21st.
you can see why he loved the film for yourself on the new platform relay
and then come back to tune in on some of the granular details
Podcast
A casual discussion over at NYC Fantastic....
Hello, just sat down for a relaxed convo over at NYC Fantastic Podcast. Check it out below -
Description from YouTube pulled from the video reads as:
We had a low key, chill, but illuminating discussion with filmmaker, actor, musician Amir Motlagh on Sunday 5/10/20. Many topics were discussed - including living in the Covid19 era, layers being removed from society, his 20 films, and music work. For all things Amir Motlagh visit his website - https://www.amirmotlagh.com/.
From his website - "Amir Motlagh has written and directed 20 titles (+ -), including the feature films THREE WORLDS, MAN, WHALE & RAINBOW SEASON (also a full length LP). He is the recipient of multiple awards (art is not about competition) and is a cross-media artist who makes music under the moniker, Mirs as singer, songwriter and record producer. He frequently collaborates with other artists. He is the founder of ANIMALS. Partial List of Festival Screenings & Awards include - deadCenter Film Festival, San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, SENE Film, Music & Arts Festival, 24fps International Short Film Festival, CiCFF, Iranian Film Festival, DanceswithFilms, Vancouver Asian American Festival, Los Angeles Asian American Film Festival, DeepEllum Film Festilval, Silverlake Film Festival, Microcinema International Independent Exposure Series, Chicago Asian American Film Festival, Taos Shortz Film Festival, Hells Half Mile Film & Music Festival."
Read the rest of the biography here - https://www.amirmotlagh.com/biography Check out https://www.amirmotlagh.com/ for updates on new projects.
Visit NYC Fantastic blog for other interviews by Sujewa Ekanayake - http://nycfantastic.com/blog/
Kicking the Seat Podcast Ep 471 - "cinema"
Was recently a guest on CIFCC film critic Ian Simmons podcast, “Kicking the Seat”. My episode number, 471. You can listen/get info to it here: http://www.kickseat.com/podcast/2019/11/13/ep471-cinema.html
