Meet the makers of 2 docs at RIFF (podcast)

01/06/2022 28 min

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Episode Synopsis

This is the 2nd SIFTER that features filmmakers showing at this year’s Richmond International Film Festival (RIFF).
Mix Tape Trilogy director Kathleen Ermitage talks about:
– How she came to direct this doc
– How she found the 3 musician/fan relationships
– The biggest challenges of this project
– The COVID Coda
The discussion of Oleg features Joan Borsten Vidov (Oleg’s widow and producer of the film) and Nadia Tass, the director:
– How they got Brian Cox to narrate
– The incredible legacy of Oleg Vidov
– Directing a scene in Slovenia from Austrailia
– Oleg’s distribution of Russian animation
– Meeting his fans all over the world
LINKS:
Mixtape Trilogy: Stories of the Power of Music
Sun. 6/12, 6:00 at The Byrd Theatre
Oleg
Sun. 6/12, 4:45 at Movieland
Richmond International Film Festival