Interview With "The Last Ranger" Director Cindy Lee & Producer/Writer Darwin Shaw

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

"The Last Ranger" had its premiere at the Pan African Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its story of rhino poaching and conservation efforts in Amakhala Game Reserve, Eastern Cape, South Africa, during the pandemic. Based on actual life events, the story was brought to the producers by David S. Lee after witnessing the results of a poaching attack. Director Cindy Lee & Producer/Writer Darwin Shaw were both kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about their work on the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now up for your consideration for this year's Academy Awards for Best Live Action Short Film. 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

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0:00.0	Project Hail Mary is an extraordinary cinematic experience.
0:03.9	You're a great scientist, Dr. Grace.
0:05.6	The world is counting on you.
0:07.0	Starring Ryan Gosling.
0:08.3	So I met an alien.
0:09.8	Two worlds, one impossible mission.
0:12.3	We're going to save the stars.
0:13.8	Project Hail Mary.
0:14.9	Amaze, amaze, amaze.
0:16.1	See it first March 14th and 15th in Cinemas Everywhere, March 19th.
0:20.0	You are listening to the Next Best Picture podcast,
0:23.3	and this is Cody Derrick's interview
0:25.4	with the director of the Oscar-nominated short film
0:28.4	The Last Ranger, Sidney Lee,
0:30.4	and the producer and writer, Darwin Shaw.
0:33.3	You're going to go to chung and long.
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0:59.0	Manama, if you can't cost like a layer up.
1:02.0	As a more 13 point, we can't come.
1:05.0	Ok, bye.
1:06.0	No, my mind.
1:07.0	Alright, there it is.
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