And so the music that I remember, that sweeping, those violins that we remember from Gone with the Wind,

we also wanted to incorporate that or integrate that within the film at some level to remind our audience of how we had been intoxicated by this idea of a really romantic, romantic, romanticized, beautiful

antebellum South.

Hello, and welcome back to the director's cut, brought to you by the Directors Guild of America.

Today's episode takes us behind the scenes of directors Gerard Bush and Christopher Wrenz's new thriller, Antebellum.

The film tells the story of Veronica, a renowned sociologist who must escape a terrifying reality that threatens her life and freedom.

Antebellum is Mr. Bush and Mr. Wrenz's feature directorial debut.

Mr. Bush and Mr. Wens' feature directorial debut.

Mr. Bush and Mr. Rens spoke with fellow director Tiller Russell about filming antebellum in front of a virtual audience. Listen on for their spoiler-filled conversation.

Hello, everyone. I'm Tiller Russell, and I am thrilled to be here with you today, welcoming Gerard Bush and Christopher Rince, the brilliant filmmaking duo behind the visionary new film Antebellum.

Guys, how are you?

Oh, we're doing great.

Good, good.

Hearing that music and that logo makes us miss going to these Q&As in person at that beautiful

theater. Nice we get to contribute to the podcast though. I know that I for one have been

frequently geeking out on it having not being able to go to the screenings. It's nice to at least be

able to hear people tell their stories and what it's like making these films. Yeah,

couldn't agree more. Um, so I wanted to

start with something, which is I had read recently, there was a New Yorker article, um, that was about

Tarkovsky. And in it, there was a beautiful quote that, that he had said. And it was something along

the lines of when a film is not a document, it's a dream.

And I thought, you know, watching your film,

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