If the story told in the new film Blink of an Eye weren’t true, nobody would believe it. Friendship, brotherhood, heroes, triumph, tragedy, and redemption are the topics, and we discuss all of them on our latest Blister Podcast with the film’s writer & director, Paul Taublieb.

If you are interested in or intrigued by auto racing, you will love this one. And if you have zero interest in NASCAR, then you especially need to listen, for reasons we’ll explain.

TOPICS & TIMES:

• On being a storyteller (3:02)
• How Paul got into filmmaking (7:19)
• Producing X Games & freestyle motoX events (15:07)
• What is Blink of an Eye about? (18:22)
• Making films about heroes (26:54)
• Racing as “playing chess at high speeds” (30:04)
• The emotional rawness of this film (36:49)
• What separates the best racers from very good ones? (46:00)
• The (political) importance of being open minded (51:14)
• How does Blink of an Eye fit with your other work? (1:00:44)

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