Episode 276: Gary Hawes
Gary Hawes has directed multiple episodes of the most-watched television drama series on the planet (ABC’s hit drama, The Good Doctor). He’s also the director of some critically acclaimed indie projects, including the comedy Leap 4 Your Life, a feature-length mockumentary about a community dance competition starring some of our local industry’s finest, and The Charlie Da Clown Show, a trippy short about the behind the scenes shenanigans of a talk show hosted by a washed up clown named Charlie. Gary has also directed short films featuring big, bold actors like Alan Cumming and Ioan Gruffudd, worked as a 2nd AD on some big, bold films like Sucker Punch, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and Interstellar, and worked as a first AD on big, bold, beloved projects like Once Upon A Time and Cedar Cove. In this fascinating and at times funny episode, director Gary Hawes discusses the The Good Doctor, special memories from the making of X2: X-Men United (Sir Ian McKellen makes great pancakes!), directing for TV vs. directing films, directing “undirectable” actors, and the project that changed it all for him: Gretzky Saves Christmas, the school play he wrote, directed, and starred in at the age of 10. Episode Sponsors: Biz Books + The Drama Class
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RELATED LINKS
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1078929/
Leap 4 Your Life on Crave: https://www.crave.ca/en/movies/leap-4-your-life-53415
Leap 4 Your Life on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/film/leap-4-your-life/
The Charlie Da Clown Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nJJ1RZKVdE
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CREDITS
Host and executive producer: Sabrina Rani Furminger
Editor: Simon Furminger
Producer: Paul Furminger
Patreon ad reader: Mariana Furminger
Original music: Dane Deviller
