Episode 884: The Elephant in the Room
Newt's World
Gingrich 360
4.7 • 6.3K Ratings
🗓️ 30 August 2025
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Newt talks with Erik Bork, the Emmy award-winning writer and director of the new film "The Elephant in the Room." The film is a romantic comedy that explores the challenges of political polarization through the story of a progressive woman who discovers her seemingly perfect partner voted for President Trump. Bork shares insights into his career, starting with his break from Tom Hanks, and discusses the creative process behind the film, including the challenges of portraying political differences authentically. He also delves into the complexities of independent filmmaking, from fundraising through platforms like Wefunder, to navigating distribution in a crowded media landscape. Bork emphasizes the importance of marketing and word-of-mouth in promoting independent films and highlights the potential for community screenings to foster discussion on political polarization. The film is available on major streaming platforms, and interested groups can host screenings to engage in dialogue about the film's themes. https://elephantintheroomfilm.com
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:07.3 | On this episode of Nutsworld, in the new film, The Elephant in the Room, a proud, progressive |
| 0:13.3 | woman thinks she's found the perfect guy until she learns he voted for President |
| 0:18.1 | Trump. |
| 0:19.3 | Can their relationships survive their political differences? |
| 0:23.5 | The film stars Alyssa Lamparis as Leah, Sean Clare is her love interest Vincent, and |
| 0:30.5 | Dominic Burgess, Leah's roommate Martin. |
| 0:33.9 | The Elephant in the room is a scripted comedy that explores the challenges of political polarization |
| 0:38.4 | in a lighthearted and human way. |
| 0:41.4 | Here to discuss his new film, I'm really pleased to welcome my guest, writer, director, Eric Bork. |
| 0:48.7 | He is an Emmy award-winning writer-producer of the HBO series Band of Brothers. |
| 1:06.3 | Thank you. writer-producer of the HBO series Band of Brothers. Eric, welcome, and thank you for joining me in Newt's World. |
| 1:10.0 | Thank you so much for having me. |
| 1:11.6 | Excited to be here. |
| 1:12.7 | How did you get your start in film and television production? |
| 1:16.1 | You know, Tom Hanks really gave me my start. |
| 1:18.6 | The short version is I grew up in Ohio, went to film school, then moved out to Los Angeles |
| 1:23.4 | and got a job working as an assistant in the offices of various people at one of the studios. |
| 1:29.1 | Fox Studios eventually led to a temp assignment in Tom Hanks's little production company at the time. |
| 1:35.9 | That turned into a permanent assistant position during which I was answering the phone and, you know, he was shooting Forrest Gump. |
| 1:43.2 | I was writing scripts on the side, |
| 1:45.4 | and eventually he read some of my scripts. It was kind of a fairy tale story and offered me a promotion, |
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