S2E1 | James Laxton
We kick off our first episode of season two with the Oscar nominated cinematographer James Laxton. We chat with him about doing features for free, and even doing a few movies with the infamous Kevin Smith. James shares his wisdom on being kind in the high stress environment of filmmaking and we get to see just where that might take you. Sit back and enjoy. Listen to the episode here.
"Moonlight" Official Trailer
"My Josephine" marks James Laxton's first collaboration with Barry Jenkins while studying film at Florida State University together in 2003. Watch the film below.
My first short film, photography by James Laxton, as always. Still my favorite. Written shortly after 9/11, wasn't actually made for another year because of the way things shook out in school. Inspired by three things: the marquee of a Tallahassee laundromat shortly after 9/11 reading "American Flags Cleaned Free," an image in my head of two people sitting atop folding tables, and my housemate at the time being obsessed with Napoleon.
We were very young men when we made this film.