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Brett Morgen (Moonage Daydream | Max)
Brett Morgen (Moonage Daydream | Max)
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Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Feb 1, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Season 3 kicks off with one of the great nonfiction filmmakers working today, Brett Morgen - the director, writer and editor of the film "Moonage Daydream", which explores David Bowie's creative, spiritual, and musical journey. In his discussion with Tiller, Brett shares how a speech impediment led him to make documentaries (2:45), determining the visual style for each film (6:25), the making of his 2002 film "The Kid Stays in the Picture" (9:10), the origin of "Moonage Daydream" (18:45), the two-year process of personally screening David Bowie's entire video archive (29:00), how Homer's "Illiad" inspired the structure of the film (37:50), when he knows a project is finished (45:30), and Sean Penn's single note that saved the film (49:20).
Released:
Feb 1, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (49)
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