Downhill with Nat Faxon & Jim Rash and Jenna Ricker (Ep. 253)

The Director’s Cut - A DGA Podcast

Directors Guild of America

Tv & Film

4.6 • 806 Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2020

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Director Nat Faxon & Jim Rash discusses their new film, Downhill, with fellow director Jenna Ricker. Inspired by Ruben Östlund's 2014 feature Force Majeure, Downhill follows a married couple who are forced to reevaluate their relationship after barely escaping an avalanche during a family ski vacation in the Alps. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/Events/2020/April2020/Downhill_QnA_0220.aspx

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the director's cut, a podcast brought to you by the Directors Guild of America,
0:06.1	featuring today's top directors sharing behind-the-scenes stories of their latest films and insights into the craft of directing.
0:13.3	Please take a second to subscribe to our show wherever you get your podcasts. In this episode, Nat Faxson and Jim Rash take us behind the scenes of their new comedic drama, Downhill.
0:31.9	Inspired by Ruben Uplund's 2014 feature Force Meijer, Downhill, follows a married couple who are forced to reevaluate their
0:39.3	relationship after barely escaping an avalanche during a family ski vacation in the Alps.
0:45.5	In addition to Downhill, Mr. Faxson and Mr. Rash's credits include the feature film, The Way Way Back,
0:51.9	the movie for television, Fatrick, and episodes of the series Community.
0:56.7	After a recent screening of the film at the DGA Theater in New York, Mr. Faxon and Mr.
1:01.9	Rash spoke with director Jenna Ricker about filming downhill. Listen on for their spoiler-filled
1:07.5	conversation.
1:15.6	Thank you. their spoiler-filled conversation. Hello.
1:17.1	Thank you, guys.
1:18.6	How about a round of applause for that?
1:21.0	Thank you.
1:21.8	Yeah.
1:24.0	So I have so many questions,
1:26.1	but I'm going to try to keep mine brief and then open it up to you guys.
1:30.3	So this was, so premiered at Sundance?
1:33.3	Yes.
1:34.3	And then it opened last night on Valentine's Day.
1:36.3	Yeah, yes.
1:37.3	Perfect day night.
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