Double Exposure

Josh Stifter is a director of bloody, gory short films and wickedly funny animation. Stifter thinks too much of the Minnesota film scene takes itself too seriously. So he goes the other direction, completely, making "wild and batshit crazy" shorts about killer Christmas stockings and the perils of early parenthood. "Who cares," Josh says, "it's fun to watch."  Stifter makes these films for his company Flush Studios. But he got started working for Kevin Smith, animating episodes of Smodcast, and eventually creating an animated scene for Smith's film Tusk (the scene was eventually cut, but is available on DVD and Blu-ray bonus features). Where to Find Josh: Patreon Youtube.com/FLUSHSTUDIOS Josh picked two early David Cronenberg films to discuss: Scanners and The Fly. Scanners marked Cronenberg's first wide-release, introducing his signature style of violence to the nation. It was a critical and box-office failure in 1981, but has become a cult classic. The Fly was a different story, a critical hit and Oscar win