In these uncertain times, it’s more important than ever to stay safely connected—with friends, with family, and with those we admire. Enter: Collider Connected. This new live interview series on Collider broadcasts in-depth discussions with filmmakers, writers, actors, and many more live on our YouTube channel, and our first guest was none other than Michael Giacchino.

Giacchino is, of course, the Oscar-winning composer behind more brilliant scores than you can count: Up, The Incredibles, War for the Planet of the Apes, John Carter, Jojo Rabbit, Star Trek, Rogue One, Doctor Strange, Bad Times at the El Royale and so many more. But Giacchino is also a filmmaker himself.

As he recounts in our 40-minute interview conducted on Friday, Giacchino grew up making movies with his friends, obsessed with the same films and filmmakers a lot of us were: Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, etc. So a couple of years ago, after making a wildly successful career out of film composing, Giacchino decided to hop back in the saddle and try his hand at filmmaking again—this time with plenty more resources at his disposal than a single Super 8 camera.

The result is the short film Monster Challenge, and it is absolutely delightful. In the wake of “shelter at home” orders and social distancing measures, not to mention a cloud of uncertainty over everything, Giacchino decided to put his short film, starring Patton Oswalt and Ben Schwartz, online for free to help bring some joy into the world. And boy does it succeed.

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