Apotheosis: A Production Design Podcast

Episode 3 | Notes From The Field: Jeannine Oppewall on Designing Maria's Lovers

Apotheosis: A Production Design Podcast

Show Notes

Join us for the first episode in an ongoing sub-series of the podcast called Apotheosis: Notes From the Field. Listen in as Jeannine Oppewall (Catch Me If You Can, Pleasantville, Seabiscuit) shares her essay My Movie with Andre, about her time working on the film Maria’s Lovers.

Hosted & Produced by Alexander Whittenberg Produced by Gavin Mosier Original Score by Nathan Avakian

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