G33K Out: Sav Rodgers Chases ‘Chasing Amy’

Episode 47: Sav Rodgers Chases ‘Chasing Amy’

While living in Kansas City, I volunteered with the all-volunteer performing arts magazine KC Stage. We covered not only theatre, but any of the performing arts — which included the surprisingly strong independent film scene (partially thanks to the, and faculty member Kevin Wilmott).

Additionally, I also (unsurprisingly) participated in a lot of geeky and sci fi activities and helped out with the all-volunteer website SciFi4Me.

So, when I heard Kansas City native Sav Rodgers had made a documentary in connection to a TED Talk about the movie Chasing Amy, I was understandably confused as to whether I knew him thanks to KC Stage or SciFi4Me. The thing is: I don’t think we ever actually met in person prior to this interview.

I interview him about his TED Talk, being a queer filmmaker, and connecting to Kevin Smith. Head’s up: there is some minor cursing in this episode.

Basic Show Notes:

• Running time is 37 minutes, 43 seconds.
• The interview was recorded on October 6, 2019.
• General notes about the discussion / further reading:
  • Sav’s TED Talk, “The Rom Com that Saved My Life”, can be found here.
  • Sav studied at the University of Kansas Department of Film and Media Studies.
  • I mention the interview Kevin Smith did for KCRW’s podcast The Business. If you’re a fan of Kevin Smith, it’s well worth a listen.
  • I briefly mention Hollywood’s Hays Code. If you’re not familiar with that (or what it has to do with the portrayal of LBGT people on screen), TV Tropes has a good article on it. While there, you should check out the trope “Bury Your Gays” as well.
  • You can find more about Sav Rodgers on his website, which includes a teaser for his latest work, “Queen for a Day”.
  • Sav geeks out about the TV show Dead to Me. It streams on Netflix, and here’s a link to the official trailer.
• The mid-show plug is from Toby Onwumere from Sense8: I interviewed him in episode 33, when I covered the red carpet of the final episode.
• In this episode, “Angie Geeks Out” about the new streaming service DisneyPlus.
• Theme music is “Schoolyard Haze”, by Jari Pitkanen, available via the Free Music Archive.
• This podcast is released under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike License.
• Interested in hearing other episodes of G33K Out or learning where all you can hear the podcast? Check out the main G33K Out with Angie Fiedler Sutton page.

And now it’s time to geek out.