Episode 12: Sean Glass - Film As Religion
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Episode 12: Sean Glass - Film As Religion
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Sean Glass is a filmmaker, a DJ, and a writer based in Manhattan.
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(00:00) Family history, Holocaust roots, and New York identity
(04:56) Stickball, danger, and growing up in condition yellow
(09:52) Parents’ cultural legacy and the Manhattan music scene
(14:48) Grandfather’s record label, the evolution of distribution
(19:44) Growing up around art vs. creating it yourself
(24:40) The accidental path into film and Emerson College
(29:36) Becoming a two-sport athlete at an art school
(34:31) The unexpected DJ career and discovering disco
(39:28) Choosing DJing over indie film and redefining priorities
(44:24) Why film is the “seventh art” and Barbie's cultural weight
(49:20) Twin Peaks and world-shaping media events
(54:15) Making movies vs. making feelings—authentic creativity
(59:12) Theater, community, and a life of creative collisions
(64:08) Producing vs. directing and creating art on your own terms
(69:03) Life advice, artistic responsibility, and following Ashley’s voice