Sasquatch Sunset with David Zellner, Nathan Zellner and James Ponsoldt (Ep. 475)

The Director’s Cut - A DGA Podcast

Directors Guild of America

Tv & Film

4.6 • 806 Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Directors David and Nathan Zellner discuss their new film, Sasquatch Sunset, with fellow Director James Ponsoldt in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, they discuss working with actors who are performing in full makeup, their use of live animals throughout the film, and utilizing a score that integrates the sounds of nature as an instrument. The film tells the story of a family of sasquatches living in the misty forests of North America. Over the course of one year, they embark on an absurdist, epic, hilarious, and ultimately poignant journey as they fight for survival in an ever-changing world. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://dga.org/Events/2024/May2024/SasquatchSunset_QnA_0424

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0:00.0	We have a bunch of animals in the movie, and the one thing we quickly learned is none of them gave a shit what we were doing.
0:06.7	In a great way.
0:07.8	Yeah, yeah.
0:08.2	It's a wonderful way.
0:09.4	Because we're wondering, how would they react to a bigfoot costume?
0:13.0	And the answers, they don't care at all.
0:15.2	Just wanted food.
0:20.2	Yeah. Hello, and welcome back to the Director's Cut, brought to you by the Directors Guild of America.
0:40.8	In this episode, a family of Sasquatches embarks on an epic journey
0:44.9	in directors David and Nathan Zellner's adventure comedy, Sasquatch Sunset.
0:50.7	The film tells the story of a family of Sasquatches living in the misty forests of North America.
0:57.0	Over the course of one year, they embark on an absurdist, epic, hilarious, and ultimately poignant journey,
1:03.5	as they fight for survival in an ever-changing world.
1:07.5	In addition to Sasquatch Sunset, the Zellner Brothers' other directorial credits include the feature films, Damsel, Kamiko the Treasure Hunter, Kid Thing, and episodes of The Curse.
1:20.5	Following a screening of the film at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles, the Zelner Brothers spoke with director James Ponsult about filming
1:27.7	Sasquatch Sunset.
1:29.6	Listen on for their spoiler-filled conversation.
1:40.2	Hey, guys.
1:41.7	Hey, James.
1:42.7	Thank you for making such an incredible film. Let's give him another round of applause, James. Thank you for making such an incredible film.
1:45.1	Let's give him another round of applause, please.
1:49.2	Thanks.
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