Parabola (2019) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W780kgT0KB4 Parabola (2019) is a 15-and-a-half-minute drama about a Japanese-American single mother, who struggles to reconcile with her father, Musashi a notorious Yakuza enforcer following his release from prison. The film features Mayumi Yoshida playing the mother, and Hiro Kanagawa, playing the Father. In this episode, we talk to Lee Shorten (Writer & Director), Phil Planta (Producer), Brittany Lum-Cho (Producer), Phoebe Miu (Actor - Izanami), Iya Yujuico (Hair & Make-up), and Angel Lynne (Still & Tattoo Designer) about the creation of the short film. We discuss the challenges faced in making a highly ambitious film, the importance of kindness, and one of the craziest days of production the team has ever experienced. 00:00 Introductions 01:38 How the idea of Parabola was born 06:45 Phoebe Miu as Izanami 10:58 The creation of the tattoos 15:03 The immense work of the crew during pre-production 17:09 Crazy 8s experience 19:35 The insane day 3 where everything went wrong 25:50 On the stress of the shoot and the value of a good team 31:39 Trying to shoot a film in Vancouver with snow 37:19 Lee’s philosophy to directing during indie films 38:55 On Parabola setting a high bar for people-centric filmmaking 45:52 The highlights of the team since Parabola 57:42 How to connect with the “Parbola” team 61:17 Conclusion and credits For more information about Crazy 8s visit https://crazy8s.film/ Films Referenced in the Interview Resident Alien (2021-) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8690918/ Swan Song Blue Eyed Samurai Shogun Ink Master Director & Writer: Lee Shorten Producer: Phil Planta, Brittany Lum-Cho Production Manager: Irma Leong First Assistant Director: Theo Kim Director of Photography: Angelica Anzures Perez Production Designer: Neil Colango Costume Designer: Angela Ganderton Key Hair & Make-Up: Iya Yujuico Sound Mixer: Jakob Weber, Emmy Sainz Location Manager: John Alviz Starring: Mayumi Yoshida as Makoto Hiro Kanagawa as Musashi Peter Shinkoda as Luke Phoebe Miu as Izanami William Budijanto as Matthew Darryl Quon as Toshiro Sophie Ramos as Young Makoto Yuta Takenaka as Hiroyuki Alex Barima as Lloyd Ron Chartier as The Wolf Laura Carly Miller as Carly Second Assistant Director: Robert Richards Assistant Director: Rachelle Francoeur Camera Operator: Jeff Zwicker First Assistant Camera: Brian Cheung Second Assistant Camera: Negin Khazaee, Marc Yungco Loader: Reed Kierce Peacemaker Filmworks Team: Chris Wiseman, Ryan Ennis, Andrey Chibisov Stills: Jan Colango, Angel Lynne EPK: Chloe Cruz Art Director: Athena Han Supervising Art Director: Wenke Li Art Assistant: Christine McCabe Graphics: Noémie Thirion, Christine MacCabe Assistant Costume Designer: Shelby Shukaliak, Mayumi Yoshida, Katrina Salisbury On Set Costumer: Emma McKay, Shelby Shukaliak, Katrina Salisbury Assistant Hair & Make-up: Alison Jeffreys, Gabrielle Dugré Desrochers, Katrina Kardynal Tattoo Art: Angel Lynne, Frankie Hodge, Alexandria Tanguay, Iya Yujuico Gaffer: Indiana Camilleri Key Grip: Michael Debarrros Best Boy: Samuel Stefanini-Taylor Lap OP & Grip: Paula Muraira, Maria Acevez, Joshua Mao, Sebastian V. Buck Balloon Technician: Peter Hagge Dolly Grip; Steven Maki Property Master: Frazer Nygard MacLean Assistant Property Master/On Set Props: Dana Bontempo Props Builder: Brendan Murphy Props Assist: Brendan Murphy, Manon Pille Set Decorator: Nadia Saliba, Walden Cameron On Set Decorator: Noémie Thirion On Set Dresser: Mik Narcisp Lead Set Dresser: Jane Spencer Set Dresser: Samantha Lam, Kallista-Dittrick Katevatis, Diane Lee, Joe MacDonald, Rachelle Francoeur Swamper: Joe MacDonald Boom Operator: Andy Liu Assistant Location Manager: Diana Petrova, Dean Donlon Location Production Assistant: Berlin Lu, Greg Whelan Traffic Control Person: Genelle Palana, Diane Lee, Sarah Amerongen Picture Car Coordinator: Collin James Head Truck Driver: Riann Smit Editor: Dominic Lester Composer: Samuel Kim Post Supervisor: Manpreet Babra Assistant Editor: Nathan Young Digital Compositor: Jordan Barnes-Crouse Colorist: Kipp Lightburn Translations: Mayumi Yoshida, Hiro Kaganawa Supervising Sound Editor: Jeff Hilman Sound Designer: Derek MacPherson Sound Mixer: Doug Paterson Foley Editor: James Neves Background Audio Editor: Benjamin Paul De Caiman Assistant Production Manager: Shelby Shukaliak Production Coordinator: Stacey Douglas Assistant Production Coordinator & Assistant to Producers: Katrina Salisbury Story Editor: Ric Beairsto Directing Mentor Jonathan Tammuz Casting: Rebecca Davidson, Sheriz Tambanilla Additional Casting Services: Breakdown Services Co-Producers: Theo Kim, Irma Leong, Willan Leung, Alicia Bernbaum, Ingo Lou Associate Producer: Sophie Caird, Nathanael Vass, Kent Donguines, Alexandra Staseson, Mayumi Yoshida Executive Producer: Paul Armstrong, Erin Mussolum Background Performers: Hayley Gray, Mike Li, ...
