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A Conversation with Robert Mark Kamen
Season 6
Episode 5
Robert Mark Kamen looks back on his long-time working relationship with Luc Besson and his approach to writing description, violence, and well-developed characters in films such as The Fifth Element, The Transporter, and the Taken franchise. Followed by Luke Patton’s short film, Foos Your Daddy?, about a young man’s turning point with his overbearing father on the day he leaves for college.
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