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Northwood Pie (2019)

Directed by Jay Salahi•1h 15m•Published Jul 23, 2021•Episode length 2h 24m
Episode 79 - Northwood Pie (feat. Interview with Director Jay Salahi)
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Todd Knaak
Crispin
Annika Foster
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Sierra
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Johnny Chang
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AJ Hamilton
Mattan
Kristina Cohen Kruz
Kristina Cohen Kruz
Rachel
Mendel Fogelman
Mendel Fogelman
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Adam Garza
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Jeff Hernandez
Homeless man
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Sean Lamping
Anthony
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Trevor Larson
Jason

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Overview

A Community college burnout in the making Crispin, spends the majority of his time stuck on repeat with a longtime group of childhood friends. But his newfound desire to move out of his suburban hometown prompts him to land a job at the local, rundown Northwood Pizza. There he meets a group of employees as attached to their jobs as Crispin's friends are to their city; including Sierra, a girl whose musings lie deeper than most. Through his experiences with his friends, coworkers, and a kindling relationship, Crispin Learns to embrace his higher ambitions.

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We've got a 2nd full film review for you this week featuring a very special guest. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie and Georgia as we review the independent film Northwood Pie (available on Amazon). It's a delightful slice as after our review we're joined by the film's director, Jay …

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We've got a 2nd full film review for you this week featuring a very special guest. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie and Georgia as we review the independent film Northwood Pie (available on Amazon). It's a delightful slice as after our review we're joined by the film's director, Jay Salahi, who candidly discusses his experiences as an independent filmmaker.  It's a certified fresh 79th episode as we discuss:

  • Biases against independent films by the general moviegoing public
  • The economics of the various distribution methods available to aspiring filmmakers
  • Which members of the cast aren't even aspiring actors
  • Jay describes key story and cinematography decisions while Ian tries to give him credit additional genius-level decisions that may or may not have happened
  • Jay discusses his upcoming plans
  • We all discuss our favourite pizza choices and Ian has some questions regarding the validity of a few choices
  • A particular burger franchise gets almost as many mentions as the pizza company itself
  • Whether or not Northwood Pizza is the Best Film Ever

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/