We chat with filmmaker Jaco Bouwer about his impressive feature film debut “Gaia” — an ecological horror film that tackles burning issues.
THIS EPISODE: INTERVIEW WITH JACO BOUWER (“GAIA”)
ABOUT THIS EPISODE
NHE host Scott Murphy chats to director Jaco Bouwer about his newest feature, Gaia, a psychedelic eco-horror set deep in the South African rain forest.
Over the course of the interview, Jaco talks to us about the early genesis of the project which he developed with writer Tertius Kapp and the challenges of getting the funding for a horror project in South Africa. Plus, he talks about the difficulties of filming in isolated rainforest locations, the struggles of the production being shut down because of COVID, and how he brought the cast together for the film.
Elsewhere in the interview, Scott talks to Jaco about the biggest influences on the film, the potentially divisive nature of the film, and the movie’s success at SXSW.
Finally, we have an interesting discussion about just how much attention he pays to reviews.
For US listeners, Gaia is out now in US cinemas and on VOD. Watch the trailer here.
ABOUT THIS PODCAST
Host Scott Murphy (host of the Guilty Pleasures Podcast) chats to the best indie talent the horror genre has to offer. While the show typically focuses on indie directors, actors and writers are often a part of the conversation as well.
Murphy is a freelance journalist, reviewer and podcaster. He got into horror in his early teens and has not looked back since. As well as reviewing on New Horror Express, he currently writes reviews for The Wee Review and has previously written for Slimehouse TV, Subtitled Online and The 405. His favorite horror movie is The Shining, and his favorite horror novel is Interview with The Vampire.
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