Episode 9 - Mike Peebler
03/27/20 • 55 min
Greetings friends! All apologies for the delay between episodes, but we are back and we have a lot of fun, new interviews to share with you all! I know the world had changed significantly for all of us since the last episode, so hopefully these conversations can be a welcome distraction and get your mind off of things... for an hour at least.
On this week's episode we talk to Mike Peebler, a veteran of stage and screen, who is pivoting away from acting in the middle of a successful career to follow his heart and give directing a shot. His current short film, Evie, just finished up its run on the film festival circuit, and it available to watch on Vimeo right now for FREE!
A modern-day story of child marriage in America, Evie was made in part to support Unchained At Last, an organization dedicated to ending forced and child marriage in the United States through direct services and advocacy. You can also learn more about Mike and his production company, Upstart Crow Films, by clicking here.
Hope you enjoy our conversation with Mike, our best wishes to you all, please stay safe, and take good care of yourselves and your neighbors!
Produced & Hosted by Jason Charnick
Music by Jason David White
Greetings friends! All apologies for the delay between episodes, but we are back and we have a lot of fun, new interviews to share with you all! I know the world had changed significantly for all of us since the last episode, so hopefully these conversations can be a welcome distraction and get your mind off of things... for an hour at least.
On this week's episode we talk to Mike Peebler, a veteran of stage and screen, who is pivoting away from acting in the middle of a successful career to follow his heart and give directing a shot. His current short film, Evie, just finished up its run on the film festival circuit, and it available to watch on Vimeo right now for FREE!
A modern-day story of child marriage in America, Evie was made in part to support Unchained At Last, an organization dedicated to ending forced and child marriage in the United States through direct services and advocacy. You can also learn more about Mike and his production company, Upstart Crow Films, by clicking here.
Hope you enjoy our conversation with Mike, our best wishes to you all, please stay safe, and take good care of yourselves and your neighbors!
Produced & Hosted by Jason Charnick
Music by Jason David White
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Episode 8 - Ben Wiessner
It is with a heavy heart that we present to you this week's Sundance special episode of Head Above Water. With the tragic, sudden loss of Kobe Bryant and his daughter and friends this week, we just wanted to take a moment to send our condolences to the families that have been affected by this week's tragedy. Grief is something that affects each one of us in its own way, and Kobe meant so much to so many people, that we wanted to remind you to mourn in your own way, and however long you feel is necessary. Take care of yourself and give someone you love a hug.
On this week's episode we talk to Ben Wiessner, producer of Beast Beast, which had its world premiere at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival last week, and still has now THREE more screenings coming up:
Monday, January 27th 9:00 PM / Salt Lake City Library Theatre / Salt Lake City
Thursday, January 30th 3:00 PM / Park Avenue Theatre / Park City Theaters
Saturday, February 1st 9:00 AM / Holiday Village Cinema 2 / Park City Theaters
Ben also produced Thunder Road, the 2018 SXSW Grand Jury Award winning film, which is now available to watch on Amazon Prime Video, iTunes, Google Play, Vimeo On Demand, and more! It was our favorite film coming out of that year's SXSW, and we recommend you check it out!
Ben has a very unique perspective on finding happiness and success in the film industry, and talks about how his team at Vanishing Angle has found a method in which they can avoid the usual anxiety traps that come with being independent filmmakers, while also producing quality content that connects with a worldwide audience.
Produced & Hosted by Jason Charnick
Music by Jason David White
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Episode 10 - Ben Berman
This week’s episode is a brutally honest and frank discussion with director Ben Berman. Ben has an extensive list of impressive of credits in film and television. His first feature, The Amazing Johnathan Documentary premiered at Sundance 2019 and is currently available to watch on Hulu.
He recently took advantage of being locked down at home during the current coronavirus pandemic to make and release The Follow-Up which comedically deals with mental health issues that can arise in all filmmakers and creatives during this trying time.
Our conversation covers a wide variety of mental health topics, and Ben has unique takes on anxiety and insecurity, the concept of happiness, the pitfalls of pursuing a career as a filmmaker, and also a quite commendable view of positively dealing with one’s critics. It was a fascinating conversation, and I think you’ll all enjoy it very much.
You can also watch Ben’s earlier shorts, I’m A Mitzvah (Sundance 2014) and How To Lose Weight in 4 Easy Steps (Sundance 2016) and other work (including the music video he shot using my Zhiyun Crane Plus gimbal!) by visiting his Vimeo page.
Be well, be safe, and we’ll be back next week with an all-new show for you!
Produced & Hosted by Jason Charnick
Music by Jason David White
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