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We had 2 guests for the Q & A following this program. Jochen Freydank from Germany for his short "Toyland" and Julien Sibre for his "Stop! Global Warming" competition short film, "Ra".

First Jochen's Q & A:

The short is about the Holocaust, why that theme?

He felt that there was still a need to face what happened & never to turn away from it, especially from a German's point of view.

The film has a very "big studio" & big budget look, how long did it take to make?

5 days for filming. Keeping in mind that children could not work for more than 3 hours per day. Then about 3 months for post-production.

Was there a short that he liked in this program?

The 3rd film "A Day's Work". (This is an excellent short about the illegal immigrant laborer issue set in L.A.)

Jochen's film was very accomplished & his gentle depiction of human nature was very hopeful. I hope that his wish to make a feature length film comes true.

Now, Julian Sibre's Q & A fro "Ra":

You guys are gonna love this! When asked how long it took to make?

48 hours. Yes that's right, just 2 days. Part of a contest that he won, he & his crew started the script @ 7PM & finished it @ 5AM. They edited on the fly as they shot it & post-production included adding the music soundtrack as well. Wow!

Unbelievable!

Maybe that's why the film has a very palpable tension to it. well done Julien!

Coming up on the last couple programs now!

DJ John