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Tilt - Uncomfortable Interview
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Well, hello.
How are you?
Doug Park.
Thanks for coming in.
Yeah. Thanks for having me.
Okay, so, uh...
Joe, um...
Why don't you tell me a little
bit about Joe Burns Productions?
Looks like you were owner
and president since 2010.
That's right. Um...
It's my own
production company.
It's my passion,
uh, documentaries.
Um, my, my first feature, Tilt,
premiered at the Big Sky
Film Festival.
Very competitive to
get into,
and I actually got a small
distribution deal
as well.
Oh, wow.
Anyway, so that film was about
international pinball tournaments.
Specifically between
an American and a Russian,
who compete as fierce rivals,
only to become best friends.
Which might seem like
a light topic,
but, it's actually
a very, uh,
profound examination of
the role of chance
in a controlled system.
Okay, well...
Pinball. That sounds fun.
Um... Uh, so your last
job before that was...
Looks like Stan Grossman
Entertainment, 2012?
Right. Yeah.
Uh, they did mostly...
industrial films,
educational training.
I also did a lot of, um,
fundraising videos
for non-profits.
Oh, that's certainly...
rewarding.
Okay. So, have you
had any...
exposure...
promoting specific brands
or products
to corporate messaging
strategies?
Well, you know, it's funny
that you say "messaging",
because my current
documentary Golden Age,
actually focuses quite a bit
on the theme of messaging.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
But more as it relates to
the selling of a set
of values
than a specific product.
It's fascinating
how sophisticated
we've become
at manipulating people
to conform to a prescribed
set of beliefs.
And when in reality,
I mean,
we know that the only
true religion in America
is consumerism.
I mean,
have you ever seen the way that
people worship their smartphones?
I mean, it's like the idolatry
of a religious zealot.
We've become addicted
to our things,
and all because of
this messaging.
This message that consumerism and
capitalism will make you happy,
when in reality,
none of us are happy.
And look at how
obedient we've become.
I mean, we are less rebellious as a
populous than we were in the 1950's.
Our mythical Golden Age.
That's the title of
my film.
Golden Age.
And I'm hoping
it could cause a...
real kind of
a cultural disruption.
Yeah.
Okay. Well, um...
Unless you have any more
questions for me, um...
I got another meeting
I got to run to, so...
- No.
- Well, great. Thanks, Joe.
It was great meeting you.
And, hey, I appreciate
you coming in.
Thank you.
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