3.33-Filmmaker Interview with Lauren Melinda

In today's episode, I interview Lauren Melinda, the director of the short film "Before You." The film tells the story of a young couple dealing with the loss of a pregnancy while simultaneously expressing joy about an upcoming birth.

Listen to hear about the film's basis in Lauren's own experience of loss, the importance of looking back on difficult memories while also looking for the positives in life, and how she and her crew went about putting together some incredible practical effects shots in the film.

Books mentioned in this episode include:

• The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt

Films and TV shows mentioned in this episode include:

• "Before You" directed by Lauren Melinda
• Echoes directed by Lauren Melinda
• Legends of Tomorrow (series)
• Last Year at Marienbad directed by Alain Resnais
• Lola Montes directed by Max Ophuls
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind directed by Michel Gondry
• The Double Life of Veronique directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski
• Muriel's Wedding directed by P. J. Hogan
• I Am Love directed by Luca Guadagnino
• Amelie directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
• "I Could Dom" directed by Madison Hatfield
• Satisfaction directed by Alex Burunova

Follow Lauren on Instagram @laurenmelindafilm and the film @beforeyouthefilm. You can also follow her production company on Instagram @simbelleproductions and on YouTube @SimbelleProductions.