Episode 230 - Nathan Deming

The Cripescast Podcast

Charlie Berens

Comedy Interviews, Comedy

5 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Filmmaker Nathan Deming believes that Wisconsin is full of stories worth telling. That’s exactly what he hopes to accomplish with his 12-part interconnected film series called the “Year Project”. Each film showcases a different month of the year about unrelated subjects and tells unique stories, but what ties them all together is their backdrop: the state of Wisconsin. His most recent installment, “February”, tells the story of a Mexican immigrant, Miguel, who struggles to feel at home in his new town in Western Wisconsin. That is, until he discovers a passion for ice fishing. This week, Nathan joins Charlie on the Cripescast to discuss the project, the film industry at large, and the shortcomings of AI. The two also dive into the nitty gritty of filmmaking in Wisconsin, highlighting the fact that it’s one of few states in the country without a film office or production tax incentives. “February” sets out on a state-wide tour beginning on January 25th. For information on cities and showtimes, visit februaryfilm.com/screenings.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Kripescast. This is the podcast where we talk to people for and or from the Midwest.
0:06.3	We are powered by Everlight Solar and here's this week's episode. Folks, today we are talking with
0:12.3	filmmaker Nathan Deming, all about indie filmmaking, a bunch of it about filmmaking in Wisconsin.
0:20.1	Nathan is from O'Clair. He's currently based in Los Angeles. He's got a bunch of it about filmmaking in Wisconsin. Nathan is from O'Clair.
0:22.3	He's currently based in Los Angeles.
0:24.5	He's got a bunch of films out,
0:25.9	but he's currently working on the year project.
0:28.5	It's a 12-part series based on each month of the year,
0:32.0	all set in Wisconsin.
0:33.8	January has already come out,
0:35.5	and he's now premiering February.
0:38.6	It's about to be released.
0:43.8	And he's got a statewide screening tour starting on January 25th, going all the way through February.
0:45.7	I watched the film.
0:46.8	It was very fun.
0:49.5	It is based in Tomo, Wisconsin.
0:51.7	And big theme in it, ice fishing. So, you know, he had me at ice.
0:57.3	I'll just say that. But it was great talking with Nathan. We chit-chat all about the film industry.
1:02.3	Well, it's like making a film in Wisconsin versus Los Angeles, sort of the easy things, the hard
1:09.0	things. If you're a filmmaker out there, creative, a very interesting
1:12.3	conversation. And then also the advantages and disadvantages that sort of a rapidly
1:18.0	accelerating technology creates for creatives and film makers more broadly. Basically, AI, is it a good thing? Is it a bad thing? Is it both a good
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