In today's episode, I interview director Nick Russell and writer Nick Musgrove, about their short film "Favourites,"  about parents who are forced to make an impossible choice. The film has been showing at festivals including Australia's Flickerfest and the San Diego International Film Festival and will be shown at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York this June.

Listen to hear Nick and Nick discuss his how they developed the story for the film together, their incredible crew that they worked with, and one of the craziest dinner parties ever put together on The Oscar Project Podcast.

Books recommended in this episode include:

• Against All Odds by Craig Challen and Richard Harris
• Any Ordinary Day: Blindsides, Resilience and What Happens After the Worst Day of Your Life by Leigh Sales

Films mentioned in this episode include:

• “Favourites” directed by Nick Russell
• Sophie's Choice directed by Alan J. Pakula
• Mr. Black (TV Series)
• Wake in Fright directed by Ted Kotcheff
• The Grand Budapest Hotel directed by Wes Anderson
• Sideways directed by Alexander Payne
• Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers directed by Peter Jackson
• Shaun of the Dead directed by Edgar Wright
• The Prestige directed by Christopher Nolan
• Fight Club directed by David Fincher
• The Sixth Sense directed by M. Night Shyamalan
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind directed by Michel Gondry
• Eat Pray Love directed by Ryan Murphy
• No Country for Old Men directed by The Coen Brothers
• Bridesmaids directed by Paul Feig
• Jurassic Park directed by Steven Spielberg
• Aladdin directed by Ron Clements and John Musker
• Star Wars directed by George Lucas
• Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring directed by Peter Jackson
• Dune directed by Denis Villeneuve
• Blades of Glory directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck
• Thirteen Lives directed by Ron Howard
• The Rescue directed by Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

Follow the film and Nick Russell on Instagram @favouritesfilm and @nickrussdog and follow Nick Musgrove on Twitter @Nickmusgrove