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This episode takes us behind the scenes of director's Jonathan and Josh Baker's new sci-fi thriller, Kin. Based on the Baker Brothers' 2014 short film Bagman, the film tells the story of an ex-con

named Jimmy and his adopted brother, Eli, who are forced to flee their home after Jimmy lands

in trouble with the local crime boss. To complicate matters, Eli has stumbled across a high-tech

gun with special powers, making them the targets of not only the thugs, but also the

feds and two futuristic soldiers who want their weapon back. Kin is the Baker Brothers' feature

debut. In addition to Kin and Bagman, their other credits include the short films Little

Kaiju and Flight. Following a recent screening of the film at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles, the Baker

Brothers spoke with director James Ponsel about filming Kin.

During their conversation, the Baker Brothers discuss finding the proper tone for the film

on set, the collaboration with the band Maguire on the film's score, and why they see the film

as a family drama hidden inside a sci-fi film.

All right, congratulations fellas.

Thanks, man.

Love the film.

And I told you in the lobby, I really, really love your short film Bagman that this was based on.

Can you talk about sort of just the inspiration

for that and then how it developed into the feature? It's just straight into it, aren't we?

Straight into it. Half an hour. Backman came about because we had been doing advertising, directing

spots for about 15 years. And we needed something longer than 30 seconds, 60 seconds.

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