Today, The Kicking the Seat Podcast and writer/director Sujewa Ekanayake return with a rather topical edition of "The Slowdown" as they look at Steven Soderbergh's 2011 pandemic thriller, Contagion!
Ian didn't care for the film on release, but given our current global crisis, he was compelled to give it another (more generous) watch. The result was revelatory--not only in terms of the filmmakers' prescience, but in the way Contagion slyly conforms to some key tenets of Slow Cinema.
Also, Sujewa unveils a new title for his upcoming film, Slow Romance, and discusses his plans for shooting an indie film amidst a chaotic and ever-changing socio-political whirlwind!
Episode 515 just as a little cough. It's fine.
Show Guide:
Intro Music: 0:00 - 0:14
Intro: 0:14 - 2:05
Man Trailer: 2:05 - 4:28
Man Discussion: 4:28 - 1:11:32
Outro Music: 1:11:32 - 1:11:48
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