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Filmmaker Babak Anvari (UNDER THE SHADOW, WOUNDS) joins Adam and Joe to discuss his career journey and the making of his latest feature HALLOW ROAD (in theaters now). From growing up in Iran and discovering his burgeoning love for cinema via unconventional means… to his journey through film school in the UK… to the making of his first feature UNDER THE SHADOW which he insisted on shooting in Jordan and in its native Farsi language… to his appreciation on finding ways to bring personal and even political stories to the audience through genre films… to the benefits of working with non-experienced actors… to how he shot HALLOW ROAD using both film and digital as well as a "volume" stage to achieve the wild visual style… to working with the incredible Rosamund Pike (GONE GIRL) and Matthew Rhys (THE AMERICANS)… to how he came up with surprising ways to utilize his talented cast in the film and even a little discussion about his developing CLOVERFIELD sequel, Babak is most definitely a rising star worth keeping your eyes on!
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Filmmaker Babak Anvari (UNDER THE SHADOW, WOUNDS) joins Adam and Joe to discuss his career journey and the making of his latest feature HALLOW ROAD (in theaters now). From growing up in Iran and discovering his burgeoning love for cinema via unconventional means… to his journey through film school in the UK… to the making of his first feature UNDER THE SHADOW which he insisted on shooting in Jordan and in its native Farsi language… to his appreciation on finding ways to bring personal and even political stories to the audience through genre films… to the benefits of working with non-experienced actors… to how he shot HALLOW ROAD using both film and digital as well as a "volume" stage to achieve the wild visual style… to working with the incredible Rosamund Pike (GONE GIRL) and Matthew Rhys (THE AMERICANS)… to how he came up with surprising ways to utilize his talented cast in the film and even a little discussion about his developing CLOVERFIELD sequel, Babak is most definitely a rising star worth keeping your eyes on!

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