The Cinematejkas are back for April… and this time we're going local! Josh and Sam welcome Phillip Lehn and Bobby Pimentel - producer/writer/actor and director, respectively - of The Sessions, a new independent feature film shot in and around Morganton, North Carolina!

Episode Breakdown

0:00 – 2:33: Introducing Phillip Lehn and Bobby Pimentel

2:34 – 15:01: Phillip and Bobby recap the past two years of filming The Sessions including how they got started and taking us behind the scenes on some of the conversations leading up to the shoot

15:02 – 31:51: Phillip and Bobby discuss their relationship on set and how filmmakers must learn to collaborate to capture a writer's vision while staying true to the story 

31:52 – 56:34: Phillip and Bobby talk with Josh and Sam about their artistic progressions throughout the film's production, including how they each learned about their specific crafts and how passion plays a key role in any film venture

56:35 – 1:04:27: Sam asks the two about personal relationships behind the camera, and the discussion turns toward the, "strange," nature of acting as a practice

1:04:28 – 1:10:29: Josh asks Phillip and Bobby about their favorite movies of recent memory and gets answers from a variety of genres

1:10:30 – 1:14:44: We drop all the information you need to know about The Sessions' premiere and how you can follow the film online. We also outro the podcast with an original song written specifically for the film - "The Things We Never Said"

You can find information about The Sessions' premiere here. You can also follow along with the film on Facebook.

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