Aug 12, 2021
29: "Down with the King" Director Diego Ongaro & DP Danny Vecchione
On todays episode of the Frame & Reference podcast, Kenny talks with director Diego Ongaro & cinematographer Danny Vecchione about the Cannes Film Festival select "Down with the King." In "Down with the King", a famous rapper (played by Freddie Gibbs), disillusioned with the music industry and the pressures of being a celebrity, leaves the city and his career behind to find himself in a small-town farming community. Diego Ongaro is a French director living in rural Connecticut. After directing children’s programs for French television in his early 20’s, he wrote and directed four acclaimed short films. "Bob and the Trees", his first feature film, had its world premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, won the top prize at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic and screened in more than 20 international festivals. "Down with the King" is his second feature film.
Danny Vecchione is a Brooklyn, NY based cinematographer, "Down with the King" is the…