EP-141 Burt - A conversation with writer and director Joe Burke

A man with Parkinson’s plays himself on screen, and it changes the entire temperature of the room. We sit down with writer-director Joe Burke to talk about “Burt,” a black-and-white indie film inspired by (and starring) his real-life friend Burt Berger, a singer-songwriter Joe met 15 years ago playing music near Malibu. Joe breaks down how they said yes to the impossible: a one-week shoot, a three-person crew, and a $7,000 budget, all to capture Burt’s spirit while he could still play and per...