Welcome to part 2 of the latest episode of the CCLaP Podcast, which also doubles as part 4 of the center's recent look at Chicago filmmaker Joe Swanberg (and here's part 1, part 2 and part 3, for those who need it), specifically the second half of an interview I conducted with him last week at Bucktown's Swim Cafe (ironically enough where Swanberg has filmed scenes from several of his past projects). Yesterday we talked about Joe's education and the start of his career; today we discuss everything that's happened to him since 2006, including his features LOL and Hannah Takes The Stairs, his recent deal with the Independent Film Channel, and what exactly he thinks of that much-discussed term "mumblecore" anyway. Also featuring the music of Creative Commons recording artists St. Etienne and Spiraling. Don't forget, if you download the MP4 and listen to it through iTunes, an iPod or an iPhone, you'll get access to chapters and images as well!

Don't forget, by the way, that Swanberg's latest movie Hannah Takes the Stairs is being slowly premiered in theatres across the nation even as we speak; here in Chicago, for example, the film will screen at the Siskel Film Center in the Loop from October 19th through the 25th, and with Swanberg in attendance and answering questions both Friday and Saturday.

Links to the people and projects mentioned in today's episode:

Joe Swanberg
LOL
Young American Bodies
South by Southwest Film Festival
Nerve Video
Independent Film Channel
St. Etienne
Spiraling

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