Driven to Love Car Movies with Aimee Shackelford

Many Screens, Big Picture with Paul Dergarabedian

This week host Paul Dergarabedian is joined by Aimee Shackelford who comes from a family that bleeds motor oil. Her great uncles, the Famighetti Brothers, built sprint midget race cars in Los Angeles in the 1930s - 1960s. Her latest company is GearOne Agency, a full-blown marketing agency specializing in automotive. Now she’s sitting down with Paul to talk about their favorite car movies and the power that these movies and their subject matter have to bring people together.

This episode covers:

• Aimee’s thoughts on car movies including Ford v Ferrari, Gone in 60 Seconds, and Baby Driver
• How cars (and car movies) bring people together
• The cinematic power of car chases
• How movies make cars iconic
• Aimee’s car documentary recommendation

ABOUT THIS EPISODE'S GUEST:

Aimee Shackelford comes from a family that bleeds motor oil. Her great uncles, the Famighetti Brothers, built sprint midget race cars in Los Angeles in the 1930s - 1960s, so it’s no surprise that she fell in love with cars. Her latest company is GearOne Agency, a full-blown marketing agency specializing in automotive.

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