1. You personally remixed and produced songs from the ONE TO ONE concert that are featured in the film. Can you talk a little bit about your process?
Mixing the concert recordings was really fun, mainly because there was a lot of work to do. For whatever reason the technical side of the ONE TO ONE concerts seemed a bit haphazard and disorganized. Between the matinee and evening shows there were microphone changes and stage layout changes that seemed to be last minute decisions. This all made for some compromised recordings in terms of leaks and lack of coverage.
So, it was a lot of work. But that makes it more rewarding from my perspective. It gave us a chance to really put our heads together and find solutions. Paul Hicks and Simon Hilton and I spent a lot of time finding the best possible balance to keep the feeling of a live show while refining the overall sound as much as possible. I won't disclose all our techniques but there was some 'movie magic’ required, and I think in the end the shows sound better than ever.
2. The period of time that the film covers, (1971- 1973) is a culturally tumultuous one; what do you hope modern audiences take away from their viewing? Is there a message from your parents’ legacy you hope can permeate across today’s world?
The early 70s was indeed a wild time both culturally and politically. I think audiences will be struck by how many parallels there are with the world today. Civil unrest, wars abroad, generational and economic tensions; for me the most important takeaway from this film is that my parents learned through their activism where to set boundaries. It’s very easy to go too far and wind up endangering yourself and others. When it becomes clear that some of the people with whom they had been associating were pushing for violence, my parents both realized they needed to step back and regroup. There’s a difference between revolution and destruction, although throughout history those things have gone hand in hand. I think my parents eventually wanted no part of the destructive side of the movement.
3. The film features some intimate, never-before-seen footage. Is there any moment from these rare clips that is your favorite?
For me hearing the audio from those private phone calls was really amazing. I had never listened to them before. The chaos of that time period is palpable in those recordings, and they honestly evoke a lot of childhood memories for me. The drama from the early 70s continued to echo well into the 80s for my mother and I. So, it all makes me feel things I haven’t felt for many years. My childhood was very strange let’s put it that way.
