Max Cohn and Ellie Sachs co-wrote and co-directed Proof of Concept, a short film that premiered at Tribeca Film Festival 2023 that follows an aspiring auteur who tries to make her dad and uncle finance her first short film but winds up raising more questions than dollars. Bryan Sudfield interviews the pair about the short which stars Will Janowitz, Richard Kind, and Ellie Sachs.

Listen to the full interview here.



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