Jason Noto: The Death of Movie Theaters and Indie Film

0:00 – Intro: filmmaker Jason Noto
1:34 – Brooklyn film shoots and a towed car
2:54 – Working with Elisabeth Moss before Mad Men
4:26 – Directing Timothée Chalamet in his first short
6:01 – Wonka, Dune, and Call Me by Your Name
7:03 – El Camino: a road trip movie made on the road
9:55 – Werner Herzog, Fitzcarraldo, and My Best Fiend
11:36 – Substack and bringing back movie theaters
13:42 – Growing up at a Baltimore drive-in
15:10 – Beyond the Night and getting lost on streaming
18:41 – Promoting work that sinks after release
19:54 – The hidden trauma of releasing a film
22:04 – Typecasting and audience comfort zones
23:39 – Seeing seven 2007 movies in theaters
24:58 – COVID, gig work, and the stay-at-home lifestyle
27:04 – A renewed appetite for in-person experiences
28:09 – Gen Z, dating, and going out to the movies
30:27 – Toy Story's 30th anniversary at AMC
32:29 – Big theaters, ticket prices, and the $100 outing
35:04 – Storytelling's effect on society
36:15 – Mental health and drug ads before the movie
39:25 – What counts as an indie film today
44:18 – Stretching a small budget
46:01 – Pay your crew and feed them well
48:36 – Wearing too many hats on set
50:05 – Finding out what you're made of on set
52:55 – Casting kids and upcoming projects
54:13 – Rejection, patience, and spiritual practice
56:44 – Casting, location scouting, and wrap-up