E118 - To Hollywood and Back Again with Writer/Director Sam Baron

In this episode of The Directors' Take podcast, your hosts Oz Arshad and Marcus Anthony Thomas are joined by Writer/Director Sam Baron. He talks us through his journey into filmmaking and how he came to win the prestigious Academy Nicholl Fellowship screenwriting competition, which propelled him into the industry. Not everything panned out in the way that you would imagine though and Sam openly talks us through all of these challenges here. This chat covers:

 

-Why he began filmmaking.

-How he came to applying and winning the Academy Nicholl Fellowship competition.

-The highs and lows of 'Hollywood'.

-Reconnecting with your own voice and what that is?

-Taking ownership of your own career and work.

-Building momentum.

-The pathway into the industry.

-What is directing?

 

Sam Baron is a filmmaker based in London.

His films have played at festivals worldwide and he won the Nicholl Fellowship for my script The Science of Love.

He's now developing a slate of film and TV projects with companies including Netflix, Sony Pictures, New Pictures, DNA Films and Rollout Productions and is represented by Curtis Brown and UTA.

 

https://www.sambaron.com/

 

Nuggets of the week

 

Oz: Alfonso Cuarón, Guillermo Del Toro & Alejandro G. Iñárritu, The " Three Amigos", Take Us On An Odyssey Through Their History And The Future Of Cinema.

Marcus: Aperture Science - YouTube Channel

Sam: Sam provided an anecdote about keeping your intentions pure when creating art or pursuing a passion.

 

Credits

Music by Oliver Wegmüller

 

Socials

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Twitter: @DirectorsTake

Sam Baron socials: Twitter & Instagram

 

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