Episode #28 - There’s a connection between 70’s cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and Justin Joseph Hall’s directorial debut, “Prologue,” which he gets into this episode of Feature & a short. After watching the two films, Justin answers audience questions. He shares what it was like collaborating with writer Piper Werle on Prologue’s script, how locations are characters in themselves, the casting process, and horror movies that explore the fear of having children.
Prologue is a multiple award-winning short film charged with secrets and terrible communication skills. It follows Julie, a young Italian immigrant living in Northern California who is perfectly happy in her marriage until she stops being able to go along with what her husband wants. With the unexpected help of an elderly stranger who thinks Julie is someone she is not, the young newlywed navigates how to live her truth.
Starring - Claudia de Candia, Shawn Thomas Diefenbach, Shirley Venard, Ariel Woodiwiss
Screenwriter - Piper Werle
Assistant Director - Kate Branom
Assistant Producer, Set Photographer - Daria Huxley
Producer - Ricky Rosario
Cinematographer - Gary Jaquez
Director, Editor, Colorist - Justin Joseph Hall
Justin Joseph Hall is an award-winning, multilingual Director and founder of Fourwind Films and Quatre-Vents. His work has been acquired by major television networks such as HBO and he’s worked as a lead creative on projects that received awards at The Emmys, TriBeCa Film Festival, Brooklyn Film Festival, and more.
His many years in the industry allowed him to guide audiences through unforgettable thought and emotional experiences working primarily as a Director and Editor. He has held positions as Editor for networks such as HBO, NBCUniversal, and PBS. At Downtown Community Television he helped pitch and develop the show Axios (2018-2021), the Emmy-winning documentary series. Abuela’s Luck (2018) was picked up by all HBO’s streaming platforms and slated to be adapted into a full-length feature movie. His mastery of post-production and the visual arts has awarded him opportunities to work with Major League Baseball, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, National Geographic, Discovery, and BMW, to name a few.
Justin’s work as a Director has procured awards. Prologue (2020) is a superb, surreal exploration of relationships and miscommunication winning Best of Awards at Manhattan Film Festival and Worldfest Houston International Film Festival. His docu-series on creative careers, Artist & the City (2021) won 6 awards including the Audience Award for Best Series at YoFiFest.
Justin believes in two things: diverse perspectives help solve complex problems and that first rate execution of an idea matters more than the idea itself. That’s why since he hit the ground running into his career in 2008 and he has directed and managed a talented workforce from New York to Paris to Tokyo.
Since 2014 under Justin’s direction, Fourwind Films creates high fidelity media exploring statistically underrepresented perspectives. It’s sister company, Quatre-Vents was created in 2022 to help create a greater Post-Production industry in his home state of Minnesota. He disrupts the redundant motion picture industry with relevant, fresh perspectives, including his own.
Justin Joseph Hall, owner of Fourwind Films and this episode’s contributor, dressed for a viewing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Host - Laura Davi
Sound - Brian Trahan
Theme song of Season 4 is Loopster by Kevin MacLeod.