Hosted by Jackson Vickery, Silver Screen Social delves into the inner workings of today’s most esteemed television and film productions. Jackson engages in thou...
On this episode, I spoke to composer Volker Bertelmann about his work on Conclave. Bertelmann was nominated this year at the 2025 Academy Awards. CONCLAVE follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events – selecting the new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected death of the beloved Pope. Once the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders have gathered from around the world and are locked together in the Vatican halls, Lawrence uncovers a trail of deep secrets left in the dead Pope’s wake, secrets which could shake the foundations of the Church.CONCLAVE is based on bestselling author Robert Harris’ 2016 thriller of the same name. Optioned for the screen by House Productions, it is scripted by Peter Straughan, the Oscar® - nominated writer of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, and directed by Oscar®-winning filmmaker Edward Berger (All Quiet on the Western Front).
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Craig Lathrop - Nosferatu
On this episode, I spoke to production designer Craig Lathrop about his work on Nosferatu. Lathrop was nominated this year at the 2025 Academy Awards.Nosferatu is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in his wake. Written and directed by Robert Eggers, Nosferatu stars Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Ralph Ineson, Simon McBurney, and Willem Dafoe.
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Lisy Christl - Conclave
On this episode, I spoke to costume designer Lisy Christl about her work on Conclave.
Christl was nominated this year at the 2025 Academy Awards.
CONCLAVE follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events – selecting the new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected death of the beloved Pope. Once the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders have gathered from around the world and are locked together in the Vatican halls, Lawrence uncovers a trail of deep secrets left in the dead Pope’s wake, secrets which could shake the foundations of the Church.
CONCLAVE is based on bestselling author Robert Harris’ 2016 thriller of the same name. Optioned for the screen by House Productions, it is scripted by Peter Straughan, the Oscar® - nominated writer of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, and directed by Oscar® -winning filmmaker Edward Berger (All Quiet on the Western Front).
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Kris Bowers, Brian Chumney, Leff Lefferts, Gary A. Rizzo & Randy Thom - The Wild Robot
On this episode, I spoke to the composer and sound team about their work on The Wild Robot, which includes Kris Bowers, Brian Chumney, Leff Lefferts, Gary A. Rizzo & Randy Thom.
All five of these artisans were nominated at the 2025 Academy Awards.
From DreamWorks Animation comes a new adaptation of a literary sensation, Peter Brown’s beloved, award-winning, #1 New York Times bestseller, The Wild Robot.
The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot—ROZZUM unit 7134, “Roz” for short — that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling.
The Wild Robot stars Academy Award® winner Lupita Nyong’o (Us, The Black Panther franchise) as robot Roz; Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us, The Mandalorian) as fox Fink; Emmy winner Catherine O’Hara (Schitt’s Creek, Best in Show) as opossum Pinktail; Oscar® nominee Bill Nighy (Living, Love Actually) as goose Longneck; Kit Connor (Heartstopper, Rocketman) as gosling Brightbill and Oscar® nominee Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once, this summer’s The Fall Guy) as Vontra, a robot that will intersect with Roz’s life on the island.
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Adam Stockhausen - Blitz
On this episode, I spoke to production designer Adam Stockhausen about his work on Steve McQueen’s Blitz.
Stockhausen is an…
Oscar winner for The Grand Budapest Hotel. He was also nominated for West Side Story, Bridge of Spies and 12 Years a Slave
Annie Award nominee for Isle of Dogs
BAFTA winner for The Grand Budapest Hotel. He was also nominated for The French Dispatch, West Side Story, Bridge of Spies and 12 Years a Slave
Critics Choice Award winner for The Grand Budapest Hotel. He was also nominated for Asteroid City, The French Dispatch, West Side Story, Bridge of Spies and 12 Years a Slave
2x ADG Award winner for The Grand Budapest Hotel and Isle of Dogs
Steve McQueen’s film follows the epic journey of George (Elliott Heffernan), a 9-year-old boy in World War II London whose mother Rita (Saoirse Ronan) sends him to safety in the English countryside. George, defiant and determined to return home to his mom and his grandfather Gerald (Paul Weller) in East London, embarks on an adventure, only to find himself in immense peril, while a distraught Rita searches for her missing son.
Hosted by Jackson Vickery, Silver Screen Social delves into the inner workings of today’s most esteemed television and film productions. Jackson engages in thought-provoking interviews with industry insiders such as cinematographers, costume designers, actors, editors, composers, and more for conversations that transcend the technical aspects and behind the scenes to explore the profound cultural significance of each project, unraveling the "why" and "why now.”
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