Interview With "Swan Song" Director/Writer, Benjamin Cleary

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2021

⏱️ 19 minutes

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"Swan Song" (not to be confused with the indie film starring Udo Kier released earlier this year) is the first narrative feature from Oscar-winning director Benjamin Cleary (Best Live Action Short for "Stutterer") and also the first leading role for the film's star, 2-time Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali. The film is a thinking person's sci-fi with an emotional core allowing for some deep questions on mortality. Benjamin was kind enough to sit with me after the film's world premiere at the AFI Film Festival and discuss his ideas behind the film, the collaborations with the actors and craft departments, what he has coming up next, and more! Be sure to check out the film now streaming on Apple TV+ and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.7	You are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast, and this is my interview of the writer and
0:35.1	director for Swan Song, Benjamin Cleary.
0:38.3	I still can't believe it.
0:39.3	You're gonna fall in love with a new little person again.
0:42.3	Just breathe.
0:51.3	I'm gonna count you down from three. And on three, and two, and one.
0:59.0	Breathe.
1:05.0	I can't lie to my family anymore.
1:09.0	The second you tell your wife that you are dying,
1:12.6	your opportunity to do this is gone.
1:20.6	You want to go say hi. So he has everything.
1:45.8	So he has everything.
1:48.7	Even the memories you store deep in your subconscious.
1:53.3	Do this with us and let life go on for your family.
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