Hey Batt, what film would you pick to be shown with “Uncle Joe’s American Odyssey” for a Midnight Movies double-feature? Pete the Poet Hi Pete the Poet that is an easy one. “Apocalypse Now.” Not just because it is my favorite movie, but because it showcases one of my favorite things to do. Going down […]
Category: Director Interviews
Q 10 – Pete the Poet Interviews Director
Hey Batt, “Uncle Joe’s American Odyssey” was your debut film. Any advice for would-be filmmakers? Pete the Poet Hi Pete the Poet, yeah probably the best advice I can give you is to not listen to anyone’s advice, unless it really resonates with you. Or unless they have been through this exact process themselves. Be […]
Q 9 – Pete the Poet Interviews Director
Hey Batt, you’ve put a lot of time into working on the rerelease of “Uncle Joe’s American Odyssey”—what’s the best snack while editing a film? Pete the Poet Hi Pete the Poet, I start the day with far too much strong coffee. I didn’t drink coffee when editing in 2000-2002. So that is different. As […]
Q 8 – Pete the Poet Interviews Director
Hey Batt, of the countless people you met while filming “Uncle Joe’s American Odyssey”, whom do you wonder most about? Pete the Poet Hi Pete the Poet. I often think about Raymond Raymond from the Mission District in San Francisco. When you watch the movie, look for the guy with a red shirt, tie, and […]
Q 7 – Pete the Poet Interviews Director
Hey Batt, if you could go back and spend a year in one scene in one location in Uncle Joe’s American Odyssey where would it be? Pete the Poet Hi Pete the Poet, wow that is a great question. Especially since it has been 10 years since I’ve spent even 5 months in a single […]
Q 6 – Pete the Poet Interviews Director
Hey Batt, when you were filming Uncle Joe’s American Odyssey were there any scenes that “got away”—times that you really regret not capturing Pete the Poet Hi Pete the Poet, I remember that you definitely thought one scene “got away!” I didn’t agree with you at all in that case, but at the time there […]
Q 5 – Pete the Poet Interviews Director
Hey Batt, if you were making Uncle Joe’s American Odyssey today, what’s one thing you would do differently? Pete the Poet Hi Pete the Poet. A somewhat flat response, but I’d be using the skills I’ve learned since then to my benefit. That’s the technical part of the answer. I’ll borrow a second ‘one’ if […]
Q 4 – Pete the Poet Interviews Director
Hey Batt, what would be the moral of Uncle Joe’s American Odyssey? Pete the Poet Hi Pete the Poet. Wow, what a question. Now I’m wishing I would have asked the people we met on the road in 2000—“What is the moral of your life?” Uncle Joe’s American Odyssey was simply a practice of having […]
Q 3 – Pete the Poet Interviews Director
Hey Batt, if you could go back and ask the people in Uncle Joe’s American Odyssey another question, what would it be? Pete the Poet Hi Pete the Poet, I would have asked “Is there something you wanted to do as a kid, that you haven’t done and still want to do.” The interview answers […]
Q 2 – Pete the Poet Interviews Director
Hey Batt, America seems a lot more divided than in did when you filmed Uncle Joe’s American Odyssey. What advice do you think people in the year 2000 would give us today if they could know how messed up things are? Pete the Poet Hi Pete the Poet, thank you for your question. I won’t […]