Special Report: Anna Baumgarten on Disfluency (2021)

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The Projection Booth

Film Reviews, Film Interviews, Film History, Tv & Film

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Mike welcomes writer/director (and fellow Michigander) Anna Baumgarten for a heartfelt conversation about her award-winning 2021 film Disfluency. This intimate exploration of a young woman's journey to recover from trauma and rediscover her voice captures the raw vulnerability of healing and self-discovery. Anna shares the personal inspirations behind the film, the challenges of portraying mental health and emotional resilience on screen, and the creative choices that brought Disfluency to life.

Visit https://www.disfluencymovie.com/ for more details.

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0:00.0	Hold your ears, folks.
0:06.8	It's showtime.
0:08.6	People pay good money to see this movie.
0:10.9	When they go out to a theater, they want cold sodas, hot popcorn, and no monsters in the projection booth.
0:17.3	Everyone pretend podcasting isn't boring.
0:20.1	Shut it off.
0:25.7	Turn it off.
0:27.6	Turn it off.
0:31.5	Hey, Andrew! So I was kind of surprised you hear that you were back in town.
0:45.3	Yeah, I didn't graduate.
0:48.4	Jane, the brain flunged?
0:50.0	Yeah.
0:50.6	What happened?
0:52.9	I, uh... What happened? What happened? I, uh...
0:55.0	What happened?
0:58.0	What happened?
0:59.0	What happened?
1:00.0	What happened?
1:02.0	What happened?
1:03.0	What's that?
1:05.0	I can't believe you let this happen.
1:10.0	I'm not going to finish. Jane? Get your stuff. Honey. I can't believe you like this.
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