Him with Justin Tipping and Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (Ep. 563)

The Director’s Cut - A DGA Podcast

Directors Guild of America

Tv & Film

4.6 • 806 Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Director Justin Tipping discusses his new film, Him, with fellow Director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses working with his VFX team to create the x-ray scenes and their thematic function, the mixture of rehearsals and sports training he had his Actors go through to prepare for their roles, and putting consideration into the structures and locations of his settings to emphasize feelings of oppression and disorientation. The film tells the story of Cameron “Cam” Cade, a promising young football player who’s invited to train at the isolated compound of legendary quarterback Isaiah White. But things turn unsettling as White takes his protégé on a blood-chilling journey into the pursuit of excellence at all costs. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/events/2025/october2025/him_qna_0925

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0:00.0	I think for a lot of spectators of sports, unless you see blood, you don't necessarily
0:04.6	think anything's wrong with these athletes.
0:06.8	I wanted to show what happens inside the body.
0:09.3	And it was also allegorical to tracking the monster that Tyree's character is becoming.
0:15.7	So he's getting better at football.
0:17.8	But being better at football means you're being more violent, which means he's becoming more of the monster.
0:46.5	Music Hello and welcome back to the Directors' Cut, brought to you by the Directors' Guild of America.
0:54.6	In this episode, a young athlete descends into a world of terror when he's invited to train with a legendary champion, and director Justin Tipping sports horror, him.
0:58.6	The film tells the story of Cam, a promising young football player who's invited to train
1:03.0	at the isolated compound of legendary quarterback Isaiah White.
1:07.6	But things turn unsettling as White takes his protege on a blood-chilling journey
1:11.7	into the pursuit of excellence at all costs.
1:15.5	In addition to him, Tipping's other directorial credits include the feature film, Kix,
1:20.5	and episodes of the series Joe v. Carroll, Flatbush misdemeanors, run the world, 20s, and Black Monday.
1:30.0	Following a screening of the film
1:31.7	at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles,
1:34.1	Tipping spoke with director
1:35.1	Jennifer Katyn Robinson
1:36.3	about filming him.
1:39.0	Listen on for their spoiler-filled conversation.
1:47.6	Can we clap one more time for Justin that movie?
1:53.3	Thank you.
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