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Film still from the film 'Another Earth.' Brit Marling is staring out at the sea with the other Earth largely visible in the sky

Another Earth

April is back in the studio to talk with the one and only Mali Elfman. She’s on the show to talk about the very interesting Brit Marling film, Another Earth. Mali elaborates on the challenges of working with investors. She discusses the strategy for producing Karen Gillan’s directorial debut The Party’s Just Beginning. Plus, she talks about how her father, the famed composer Danny Elfman, taught her to “speak composer.”

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And if you haven’t seen Another Earth… get on it!

With April Wolfe and Mali Elfman.

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Produced by Casey O’Brien and Laura Swisher for MaximumFun.org.

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  • Mali Elfman

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Switchblade Sisters is a podcast providing deep cuts on genre flicks from a female perspective. Every week, screenwriter and former film critic April Wolfe sits down with a phenomenal female film-maker to slice-and-dice a classic genre movie – horror, exploitation, sci-fi and many others! Along the way, they cover craft, the state of the industry, how films get made, and more. Mothers, lock up your sons, the Switchblade Sisters are coming!

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