BEHIND THE LENS #209: Featuring Tim Disney and Ken Petrie

Behind The Lens

Fresh off the 10th Annual TCM Classic Film Festival and a look back at the gems of the Golden Age of Hollywood and beyond, this week on BEHIND THE LENS, we continue to take a look at history through the eyes of cinema thanks to our two special guests, writer/director TIM DISNEY and producer KEN PETRIE. Take a listen as writer/director TIM DISNEY talks about his new narrative feature WILLIAM, premised on a longstanding scientific debate about Neanderthals v. Homo Sapiens. "What if" the Neanderthals were actually the more advanced of the two species? And "what if" a Neanderthal child was born in today's world. Would he be stronger, smarter? Given the rapid-fire scientific advancements of cloning and the unearthing of very well preserved human and animal remains from the Neanderthal era and older, reality provides a fascinating basis for Tim's telling of this story. Known for his documentary work, Tim talks about making the leap into this narrative feature, the research that went into scientific accuracy while constructing the film so as to tap into the emotional heartbeat of newcomer WILL BRITTAIN who stars as "William", a Neanderthal teen in a 21st century world, the philosophical aspects and ethics the film presents, and more. And then we visit 1941 and the bombing of Pearl Harbor thanks to producer KEN PETRIE. Making a return appearance on #BTLRADIOSHOW, this time Ken talks about his narrative feature, ENEMY WITHIN. Based on the true story of the Ni'ihau incident and what transpired on this tiny Hawaiian island after Japanese pilot Shigenori Nishikaichi crash-landed, only to then reveal he had been part of the bombing raid, seeing this true story play out makes history come alive and gives us context for events that subsequently occurred because of it. Take a listen as Ken talks about how this relatively untold and unknown story made its way to him and his creative partner, writer/director Gabriel Robertson who makes his feature directorial debut with ENEMY WITHIN, and the lengths they went to in order to achieve authenticity, casting of Islanders, lensing, juxtaposition of visuals and story, and more. http://behindthelensonline.net http://eliasentertainmentnetwork.com