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Jeffrey Blitz and Sean Welch, Director and Producer of Lucky and Spellbound: Interview on The Sound of Young America at Sundance

Posted Wed, 02/24/2010 - 23:00 by Jesse Thorn | 1 comment
Show: 
Bullseye
Guests: 
Jeffrey Blitz
Guests: 
Sean Welch

Jeffrey Blitz and Sean Welch Interview on The Sound of Young America from Jesse Thorn on Vimeo.

Jeffrey Blitz and Sean Welch were nominated for an Oscar for their first documentary feature, Spellbound. They made the film as a duo with money borrowed from credit cards - Blitz behind the camera, and Welch holding the microphone boom.

Blitz went on to direct the fictional feature Rocket Science (you can hear his interview on the show about that film here), as well as episodes of The Office.

Now, Blitz and Welch have a new documentary, called Lucky, about lottery winners. It premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, where we spoke to the pair.

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Does this sound like a musical robot.

Thu, 03/18/2010 - 17:32 — Someone

Your mention of "does this sound like a musical robot" totally threw me into a fit of giggles. I loved that kid! Another great interview, Jesse.

-Jacki