In June 2020, allegations surfaced against disgraced comedian and actor Chris D’Elia. Although filming for his last film, Army of the Dead, had been done for months, the productions chose to spend millions to digitally remove and replace D’Elia with actress Tig Nataro. This week Graham and Anastasia discuss the ramifications of digital recasting in the industry in an age of deep fakes and regionally motivated editing.

In reaction to the on-set death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, we wanted to speak on the facts as they have been presented as well as the safeguards that must be implemented in the industry. 

Recorded on 10/24/2021

Resources: 

Safety for Sarah - https://www.safetyforsarah.com/

Raise Funds In Memory of Halyna Hutchins - https://www.gofundme.com/f/raise-funds-in-memory-of-halyna-hutchins

On May 31, 2014, in Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, two 12-year-old girls, Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser, lured their friend Payton Leutner into a forest and stabbed her 19 times in an attempt to become proxies of the fictional character Slender Man. Hollywood responded with 2 films, Beware The Slenderman (2016) and Slenderman (2018). Graham and Anastasia, both lifelong Wisonsonites and film majors discuss the ethics of the two films as well as Southern Wisconsin's choice to ban one of the films from cinemas. 

Follow us and get updates when we post!

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/filmosophypod

Twitter - https://twitter.com/Filmosophypod

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC__IVCPTVrPh0va4Z_FV7mA

Are YOU complicit? 

This week, Anastasia and Graham discuss the 2019 Netflix Docu-series "Don't Fuck with Cats" and the ethics of documentary filmmaking. 

Follow us and get updates when we post!

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/filmosophypod

Twitter - https://twitter.com/Filmosophypod

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC__IVCPTVrPh0va4Z_FV7mA