Episodes
Sunday Jul 07, 2019
#6 - Ryan Coogler - Fruitvale Station (2013)
Sunday Jul 07, 2019
Sunday Jul 07, 2019
Before ‘Wakanda Forever!’ made over a billion dollars, and before Rocky emerged out of the shadows promising this fight may actually be “my final fight kid”, Ryan Coogler wrote and directed his very first film, Fruitvale station, that premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and won the Grand Jury Prize. It follows 22 year old Oscar Grant’s final day before being tragically shot by police on New Years Day, 2009. The pod are big fans of Coogler, and dove straight into the immensely deep level of craft and storytelling that make this excellent debut. So if you haven’t seen it, then pause re-watching emotional Rocky moments from Creed, and get ready for a great directorial debut.
We also cover two shorts in our shorts of the week! The First Men by Stacey Richter and (our pod favourite) Lifehack by Will Dennis. We also shine a light on Cooglers first short, Locks, which is well worth a watch. We also need to clarify, we definitely are not sponsored by Mubi. Just so you know. But Mubi, if you’re reading this, throw us some love for us and our listeners. Please. That is all.
Links to both shorts, and Locks by Ryan Coogler.
Locks directed by Ryan Coogler.
The First Men directed by Benjamin Kegan based on a short story by Stacey Richter
Lifehack directed by Will Dennis
Thanks for listening, enjoy.
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