This week Alrik and co-host Liz Anderson sit down with writer/director Rob Smat to talk about his new film, The Last Whistle! Rob is a graduate of USC and he talks through the making of his first feature, why he made a football movie and how he made it for $100k!

et Rob Smat!

Born in Texas and resident to Los Angeles, Rob is director of more than fifty shorts, music videos, and commercials. His feature film debut, The Last Whistle, will debut mid-2019, after a successful festival run. He shot the film with college collaborators in his hometown, and the film is targeted to Friday Night Lights fans.He is a graduate of the directing and screenwriting programs at the University of Southern California.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNL0r3mT7i0

Meet Co-Host Liz Anderson

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Making The Last Whistle

Rob talks Liz and Alrik through the making of The Last Whistle and how getting rejected from Robert Rodriquez' Rebel Without a Crew was his motivation to get his film made.

Actually Making a Movie for 100k!

Rob talks us through the decision he made so he could actually make the film for his budget of $100k!

 

What Does the Future Hold?

Rob talks about his future plans and where he see's his career going in the next few years.

Where to Find Rob's Work

http://www.thelastwhistlemovie.com

https://www.instagram.com/lastwhistle_movie/

https://www.facebook.com/TheLastWhistle/

Special Thanks to Jonathan Kittrell for Editing this Episode!

This is Jonathan’s second episode, you can check him out at @jkittrell94

Jonathan is also an author, check out his books on amazon!

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