{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62e06099a16d940014076400/6aa3c28deeff2d17d3396335?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Forgotten Island filmmakers Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado talk Tayo na, inspiration and their films unique animation style","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e06099a16d940014076400/1789117101278-e9fa1ffd-b780-4db3-a0ca-a931bad44829.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Filmmakers Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado join Popcorn Podcast to talk their new animated film, Forgotten Island. When the two began thinking about writing and directing an original film, they found their way to a story shaped by Filipino culture, mythology and family. Together, they saw an opportunity to build a film from a culture that had shaped both of their lives in intimate ways. Thus was born, Forgotten Island. In our chat, the filmmakers share how crucial the opening of the film was, how they embraced Tayo na creatively, and how they chose to pay homage to the films that inspired them in Forgotten Island.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>More Popcorn: </strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://popcornpodcast.com/episodes/jeff-bridges-and-bobby-moynihan-interview-minions-and-monsters?rq=minions\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jeff Bridges and Bobby Moynihan talk Minions, monsters and monoliths</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Leigh Livingstone and Tim Iffland"}