For filmmakers Anders and Davin Lindwall, telling a story about farming and the Green Bay Packers was deeply personal. They explain how their new movie, “Green and Gold”, was directly inspired by their childhood growing up on their grandfather’s dairy farm in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The film stars Craig T. Nelson as Buck, a struggling dairy farmer who wagers everything on the Packers’ 1993 season, while his granddaughter Jenny, played by Madison Lawlor, balances her music dreams with farm life. This week, Anders and Davin join Charlie on the Cripescast to discuss the making of the film, their choice to shoot on real Wisconsin farms, and their advice for emerging independent filmmakers. They also reveal the strange story of filming a calf’s birth for one scene in the movie, including how they managed to cheat the moments that couldn’t be captured on camera.

“Green and Gold” hits theaters January 31st. Follow @greenandgoldmovie and visit greenandgoldmovie.com for tickets.

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Filmmaker Nathan Deming believes that Wisconsin is full of stories worth telling. That’s exactly what he hopes to accomplish with his 12-part interconnected film series called the “Year Project”. Each film showcases a different month of the year about unrelated subjects and tells unique stories, but what ties them all together is their backdrop: the state of Wisconsin. His most recent installment, “February”, tells the story of a Mexican immigrant, Miguel, who struggles to feel at home in his new town in Western Wisconsin. That is, until he discovers a passion for ice fishing. This week, Nathan joins Charlie on the Cripescast to discuss the project, the film industry at large, and the shortcomings of AI. The two also dive into the nitty gritty of filmmaking in Wisconsin, highlighting the fact that it’s one of few states in the country without a film office or production tax incentives. “February” sets out on a state-wide tour beginning on January 25th. For information on cities and showtimes, visit februaryfilm.com/screenings.

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Trauma surgeon and humanitarian physician Feroze Sidhwa has worked in healthcare systems across the globe. From volunteering in Ukraine to Haiti, from Zimbabwe to Burkina Faso, Feroze has seen it all. However, his extensive time in Gaza is what inspired him to write an open letter to the White House, detailing the humanitarian crisis he had observed there. That letter, signed by dozens of other doctors working in Gaza, was eventually published by the New York Times. This week, he joins Charlie on the Cripescast to discuss his open letter, the response to it, and more of what he experienced working as a trauma surgeon and physician abroad.

Keep up with Feroze on X @FerozeSidhwa. Check out GazaHealthcareLetters.org to read Feroze’s letter and to email the White House. Follow the Cripescast on all platforms @cripescast and check out cripescast.com for tour info, merch, and more.

Further information and resources regarding this episode:

https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200304/cmselect/cmintdev/487/48705.htm

https://www.npr.org/2023/10/19/1206479861/israel-gaza-hamas-children-population-war-palestinians

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip_famine

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/longform/2024/11/20/an-a-z-of-the-children-israel-killed-in-gaza

https://www.unescwa.org/sites/default/files/pubs/pdf/war-gaza-dedliest-100-twenty-first-century-policy-brief-english.pdf

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/21/middleeast/gaza-war-israeli-soldiers-ptsd-suicide-intl/index.html

https://gaza-patterns-harm.airwars.org/#demographics

https://truthout.org/articles/israel-has-killed-2100-babies-under-2-years-old-in-gaza-rights-group-says/

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422394/palestinian-territories-number-of-internally-displaced-refugees-in-gaza-after-israeli-air-strike/#:~:text=Around%2090%20percent%20of%20Gaza%27s,counterstrikes%20of%20the%20Israeli%20military.