Michael Gassert's guest appearances

Michael Gassert

Cinephile with Adnan Virk

KUCI: Film School

WE BOUGHT A MIC

Tipping Pitches

Sami Khan

Errol Morris

Barry Jenkins

Josh Duhamel

Tony Hale

Paul Schrader

Jeremy Renner

Mark Raso

Riley Stearns

Tara Miele

Bryan Fogel

Azazel Jacobs

Robert Jury

David Fincher

Alexis Bloom

OwlTail

[Tribeca] An interview with co-directors Sami Khan and Michael Gassert on their new film The Last Out, a documentary about the difficult journey to play Major League Baseball that Cuban players face, including multi-step immigration issues, learning English, the shady motives of agents and handlers, and false promises. WBAM! Visit our new website at weboughtamic.net E-mail us: weboughtamic@gmail.com Follow WBAM: Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. (@weboughtamic) Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review Twitter: @caldernest  / @HuntMobley / @DrewDietzen Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/caldernest / letterboxd.com/hearshot / letterboxd.com/drewd--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/weboughtamic/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/weboughtamic/support

[Tribeca] An interview with co-directors Sami Khan and Michael Gassert on their new film The Last Out, a documentary about the difficult journey to play Major League Baseball that Cuban players face, including multi-step immigration issues, learning English, the shady motives of agents and handlers, and false promises. WBAM! <a href="https://weboughtamic.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Visit our new website at weboughtamic.net</a> E-mail us: <a href="mailto:weboughtamic@gmail.com">weboughtamic@gmail.com</a> Follow WBAM: <a href="https://instagram.com/weboughtamic/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://facebook.com/wbampodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/weboughtamic/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>. (@weboughtamic) <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-bought-a-mic/id1272497716" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/caldernest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@caldernest</a>  / <a href="https://twitter.com/huntmobley" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@HuntMobley</a> / <a href="https://twitter.com/drewdietzen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@DrewDietzen</a> Letterboxd: <a href="https://letterboxd.com/caldernest/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">letterboxd.com/caldernest</a> / <a href="https://letterboxd.com/hearshot/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">letterboxd.com/hearshot</a> / <a href="https://letterboxd.com/drewd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">letterboxd.com/drewd</a>--- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/weboughtamic/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/weboughtamic/message</a> Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/weboughtamic/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/weboughtamic/support</a>

THE LAST OUT - Interview with Sami Khan and Michael Gassert [Tribeca Film Festival]

After being condemned and chastised for his opinion that Todd Phillips' "Joker" is a bad, derivative film, Adnan is happy to announce that his analysis is valid because acclaimed director David Fincher is now on record saying that "Joker" is nothing more than a "Taxi Driver" ripoff! On this week's episode Adnan reviews the Will Ferrell, Julia Louis-Dreyfus led comedy "Downhill," along with the 1987 classic "The Untouchables." Adnan also sits down with Sami Khan and Michale Gassert, directors of the wonderful documentary "The Last Out" which profiles Cuban baseball players who share major league aspirations. Plus in honor of "Downhill" the guys give their picks for the Mt. Rushmore of Will Ferrell Movies! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After being condemned and chastised for his opinion that Todd Phillips' "Joker" is a bad, derivative film, Adnan is happy to announce that his analysis is valid because acclaimed director David Fincher is now on record saying that "Joker" is nothing more than a "Taxi Driver" ripoff! On this week's episode Adnan reviews the Will Ferrell, Julia Louis-Dreyfus led comedy "Downhill," along with the 1987 classic "The Untouchables." Adnan also sits down with Sami Khan and Michale Gassert, directors of the wonderful documentary "The Last Out" which profiles Cuban baseball players who share major league aspirations. Plus in honor of "Downhill" the guys give their picks for the Mt. Rushmore of Will Ferrell Movies! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Downhill, The Untouchables, The Last Out - Sami Khan and Michael Gassert

THE LAST OUT tells the story of three talented Cuban athletes, Happy, Carlos, and Victor, leave their families and homes behind as they set off in pursuit of the ultimate dream: a contract with Major League Baseball. Cuban ballplayers are among baseball’s brightest stars but Cuban ballplayers can’t just sign out of Cuba - the US Embargo is still in place and only being strengthened under the current administration - so Cubans have to leave their homeland, often under dangerous circumstances and establish residency in a third Country like The Dominican Republic, Haiti or Costa Rica. At the rundown Estadio Antonio Escarre, they have spent the past year training long and hard, thousands of miles away from their families in Cuba. They travel to Costa Rica and train under a seedy sports agent who dangles promises while exploiting their talents. As they navigate immigration and the ulterior motives of handlers, each man finds an unexpected path forward to a better life. Set against the backdrop of the dangerous Central American migrant trail, THE LAST OUT offers a rare window into the dark side of professional sports. THE LAST OUT co-directors Sami Khan and Michael Gassert stop by to talk about their process of following the many twists and turns these young men’s lives take them on and the personal risk they and their team took in chronicling it. Sami Khan’s most recent film, the short documentary St. Louis Superman (with Smriti Mundhra), was nominated for an Academy Award® and won a Special Jury Prize at Tribeca in 2019. Michael Gassert's documentary and archival work has been supported by IFP, the Sundance Institute, UNESCO, and the Kennedy Center.Social Mediatwitter.com/samikhanfilm instagram.com/samikhanfilm millerjonathan.tumblr.com instagram.com/jonmilla instagram.com/docnycfest

THE LAST OUT tells the story of three talented Cuban athletes, Happy, Carlos, and Victor, leave their families and homes behind as they set off in pursuit of the ultimate dream: a contract with Major League Baseball. Cuban ballplayers are among baseball’s brightest stars but Cuban ballplayers can’t just sign out of Cuba - the US Embargo is still in place and only being strengthened under the current administration - so Cubans have to leave their homeland, often under dangerous circumstances and establish residency in a third Country like The Dominican Republic, Haiti or Costa Rica. At the rundown Estadio Antonio Escarre, they have spent the past year training long and hard, thousands of miles away from their families in Cuba. They travel to Costa Rica and train under a seedy sports agent who dangles promises while exploiting their talents. As they navigate immigration and the ulterior motives of handlers, each man finds an unexpected path forward to a better life. Set against the backdrop of the dangerous Central American migrant trail, THE LAST OUT offers a rare window into the dark side of professional sports. THE LAST OUT co-directors Sami Khan and Michael Gassert stop by to talk about their process of following the many twists and turns these young men’s lives take them on and the personal risk they and their team took in chronicling it. Sami Khan’s most recent film, the short documentary St. Louis Superman (with Smriti Mundhra), was nominated for an Academy Award® and won a Special Jury Prize at Tribeca in 2019. Michael Gassert's documentary and archival work has been supported by IFP, the Sundance Institute, UNESCO, and the Kennedy Center. Social Media <a href="http://twitter.com/samikhanfilm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/samikhanfilm</a> <a href="http://instagram.com/samikhanfilm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">instagram.com/samikhanfilm</a> <a href="http://millerjonathan.tumblr.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">millerjonathan.tumblr.com</a> <a href="http://instagram.com/jonmilla" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">instagram.com/jonmilla</a> <a href="http://instagram.com/docnycfest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">instagram.com/docnycfest</a>

The Last Out / Film School Radio interview with Co-directors Sami Khan and Michael Gassert