Tyler Taormina (Ham on Rye, Happers Comet)

Published: March 31, 2022, 7:36 a.m.

b"In this episode, Neil sits with emergent American filmmaker Tyler Taormina about his new, deeply strange and affecting feature Happer\\u2019s Comet, which premiered at Berlinale earlier this year. The conversation covers Tyler\\u2019s family, his approach to filmmaking, the nagging themes he can\\u2019t shake and the filmmakers his work is in dialogue with.\\nAdditionally, Dario and Neil spend time really thinking about the theme of alienation in Tyler\\u2019s film and work, and what it says so beautifully about this moment in our time.\\nThanks to Tyler for his time and Adam Kersh for introducing us to his client.\\nTo kick things off Neil and Dario catch up on recent watches including The Batman and the folk horror documentary Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched. \\n\\u2014\\u2014\\u2014\\nYou can listen to The Cinematologists for free, wherever you listen to podcasts:\\xa0click here to follow.\\nWe also produce an extensive monthly newsletter and bonus/extended content that is available on our Patreon page:\\xa0https://www.patreon.com/cinematologists. You can become a member for only \\xa32.\\nWe also really appreciate any reviews you might write (please send us what you have written and we'll mention it) and sharing on\\xa0Social Media\\xa0is the lifeblood of the podcast so please do that if you enjoy the show.\\n_____\\nMusic Credits:\\n\\u2018Theme from The Cinematologists\\u2019\\nWritten and produced by Gwenno Saunders. Mixed by Rhys Edwards. Drums, bass & guitar by Rhys Edwards. All synths by Gwenno Saunders. Published by Downtown Music Publishing"