#309 Mini Ep - Producers of HBO's Every Brilliant Thing

Mental Illness Happy Hour

Paul Gilmartin

Health & Fitness, Relationships, Society & Culture, Mental Health, Sexuality

4.8 • 6.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2016

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato have produced and/or directed some of Paul's favorite documentaries, including Mapplethorpe: Look At The Pictures, 101 Rent Boys and Monica in Black & White. They sit down with Paul to talk about their newest film, Every Brilliant Thing which debuts on HBO Dec 26th and tackles the subject of finding joy in life's little things when we're surrounded by darkness. Paul also talks to them about their days as struggling artists in the East Village during the beginning of the AIDS crisis and what draws them to subjects who have been vilified or marginalized by society. Fenton and Randy also produce Ru Paul's Drag Race and talk about why they love drag queens. Follow Randy on Twitter @RandyBarbato Follow Fenton on Twitter @FBailey For info on Every Brilliant Thing click here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Miss Fit toys.
0:02.7	Welcome to episode 309.
0:05.0	This is a mini episode.
0:06.5	It's an interview with two of my favorite filmmakers, Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbado.
0:13.3	And they've got a new film coming out on HBO the day after Christmas.
0:19.3	And there's not a commercial endorsement.
0:22.0	There's not a paid thing.
0:24.3	I just really want people to see this film.
0:28.1	And I also wanted to ask Randy and Fenton about their careers and a little bit about their
0:34.9	personal lives.
0:36.6	And I hope you enjoyed as much as I did.
0:39.2	I'm here with Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbado, who are producers.
0:45.7	I mostly know for their work in documentaries.
0:49.9	I'm a big fan.
0:53.0	They have a new documentary out now on HBO that we're going to talk about.
0:57.2	But I'd also like to talk about your career, why you're drawn to the voices of people who,
1:08.7	as you guys have said, in an interview, live out loud and have been marginalized by society.
1:16.6	But most importantly, there is a documentary coming on December 26th to HBO called Every
1:25.0	Brilliant Thing, starring Johnny Donahoe.
1:27.8	Donahoe, am I pronouncing it correctly?
1:29.6	Yeah, Donahoe, Donahoe.
1:30.6	Donahoe is like, Donahoe.
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