Interview With "Butcher's Stain" Filmmaker Meyer Levinson-Blount

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

"Butcher's Stain" is a live-action short film, directed, written by, and starring Meyer Levinson-Blount, co-starring Omar Sameer and Rona Toledano. The film follows Samir, an Arab Israeli working in a supermarket in Tel Aviv, who is accused of tearing down hostage posters in the break room. He sets out to prove his innocence to keep this job that he desperately needs. Since its release, it has been nominated for the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film at the 98th Academy Awards. Meyer Levinson-Blount was kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about his experience and work on the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is up for your consideration for this year's Academy Awards. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Another party invite?
0:03.0	Well, here's a way to make their big day feel even more special.
0:06.0	With small shops and Etsy, you can discover thousands of original birthday presents.
0:11.0	Like custom shakoo tree balls for the entertainers in your life,
0:15.0	or rare vintage teas for those still stuck in their grunge era.
0:18.0	From the personalised to the practical, we've got you covered with millions of active listings
0:22.8	to choose from.
0:24.1	Birthdays don't celebrate themselves.
0:26.1	Shop at Etsy.com and discover your perfect find today.
0:29.1	At Betway, you have the power to take a break whenever you like.
0:33.6	Stay on top of your game with Betway's safer gambling tools.
0:36.6	Betway offers a range of safer gambling tools to help you out and always bet the responsible way.
0:41.6	18 plus gamblerware.org.
0:44.8	You were listening to The Next Best Picture Podcast and this is Daniel Howard's interview with the director for Butcher Stain, Meyer Levinson Blout.
0:53.2	I know that it's a time a morequevats,
0:57.0	and all of each of them with,
0:59.0	it's a different.
1:01.0	But if you don't,
1:03.0	then we'll,
1:04.0	we'll have to the Niena Mishmat,
1:07.0	then it'll be stabbach.
1:10.0	... So it's... I'll just beg. No.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Next Best Picture Podcast, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of The Next Best Picture Podcast and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.