Have you ever watched a film about a middle-aged man falling in love with a public bus? In the spirit of Yorgos Lanthimos comes Leonardo Perez and his film MOTORIZED LOVE, currently crowdfunding on Indiegogo. In this episode, Leonardo and I talk about his Mexican-American heritage, the originality of absurd films; how best to tell culturally appropriate films; why he chose Indiegogo and how he secured the nonhuman portion of the film (i.e. the bus). Cheers for Mexican-American filmmaking, cheers for originality, cheers for Leonardo Perez. Leonardo's Indie Film Highlight: I'M NO LONGER HERE (2020) (https://boxd.it/lqSu) dir. by Fernando Frias Links: MOTORIZED LOVE Indiegogo Campaign (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/motorized-love#/) MOTORIZED LOVE Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/motorizedlove_shortfilm/) Sitges Film Festival (https://sitgesfilmfestival.com/en) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/first-time-go/exclusive-content