Santa came early to BEHIND THE LENS this week with some very special guests – JAYE TYROFF & NICHOLAS deKAY talking THE ARK OF LILBURN, and CATHERINE CORMAN, and a holiday surprise, the legendary ROGER CORMAN, talking LITTLE JEWEL. You read that right, folks – Roger Corman!

First up, take a listen as writer/director CATHERINE CORMAN is live talking about her latest short film, LITTLE JEWEL, which has been long-listed for the Academy Award for the Live Action Short Film section. Haunting and poignant, and shot on Super 8mm, LITTLE JEWEL is a genuine treasure. And joining Catherine is none other than ROGER CORMAN, legendary filmmaker and Catherine's father, who just happens to have a role in the film as a "revolutionary poet." As you will hear Catherine discuss, "revolutionary" is a word that more than suits Roger behind the camera.

And then we set sail with director NICHOLAS deKAY and producer JAYE TYROFF, who are also live talking about one of the craziest and most entertaining stories you'll see on film – THE ARK OF LILBURN. A debut filmmaking feature for these two longtime stuntmen and friends, Nicholas and Jaye follow the journey of Lowe Porter, owner of Porter Steel in Lilburn, Georgia, as we witness the final leg of Porter's 12-13 year journey as he attempts to move his steel ship built inside of his warehouse in Lilburn to a marina in Tennessee. A somewhat behemoth vessel, its move is not an easy one and we are along for all of the insanity as Porter and his son Cole deal with potential movers, logistic challenges, personality clashes, and even a controlling Lowe Porter.

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