“Legacy of a Lost Angel” with Brian Lindstrom (GWTW772)

Getting Work To Work

I first met today’s guest near the beginning of my creative journey at the Northwest Film Center in Portland, Oregon, where I was taking a workshop on interviewing techniques. Almost 20 years later, he is on Getting Work To Work to share his latest project hitting theaters and the internet today. Brian Lindstrom is a documentarian and co-director of Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill. In our conversation, Brian shares what captures his attention in filmmaking: the stories of struggles and victories and the beauty, strength, and resilience to overcome the odds. He talks about his first exposure to Judee’s music in the early days of YouTube, why she was more than the one-note tragic story her Wikipedia page describes, why some projects need to take longer than others, and the joys of collaboration he experienced on this film. Most importantly, Brian reminds us of the importance of independent filmmakers and how we can vote with our attention and wallets.

Show Links

• Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill
• Brian Lindstrom
• Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse (2013)
• Andy Brown
• Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story (2022)
• The Northwest Film Center is now PAM CUT
• Judee Sill
• Andy Partridge
• Judee Sill – The Kiss – The Old Grey Whistle Test 1973
• Dreams Come True by Judee Sill
• Beth Harrington
• The Winding Stream (2014)
• Mia Nolting
• NiemannWorks Animation
• Gary Meister
• Bonnie Consolo
• Kuleshov effect
• Shadow Play (1986)
• Kelley Baker
• Beyond Your Imagination
• Regional Arts and Culture Council
• On the Bowery (1956)
• Cinema 21