Emmanuel Tenenbaum: FREE FALL, corporate greed and capitalism

12/31/21 • 35 min

Jared Milrad interviews Emmanuel Tenenbaum about his Oscar-eligible short film, FREE FALL, which focuses on a Wall Street day trader who tries to exploit the financial benefits of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and ends up losing a lot more than money. This award-winning film explores corporate greed, capitalism, and human nature, all of which Jared and Emmanuel discuss at length. Emmanuel also opens up about his background and approach to filmmaking, and how we can make Hollywood more inclusive and impactful.

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