we all have a “terrible boss” story or 10. My best is from a few years ago when I found myself out near Erbil (before Isis emerged) with a tiny film crew working on an independent Kurdish film. Our director was a fascinating case study in what happens when monumental arrogance and total ignorance combine in one person. He would often call for things like a “medium wide close up and then get angry when asked for clarification. On one particularly memorable day, we found ourselves standing on top of a mountain in freezing conditions explaining that the sun was not the moon.
We went out there having only seen half the script, it being written (allegedly) but not yet fully translated into English for the crew. Two days after our arrival, the director described a scene in the second half: “Children streaming over the mountains from all directions, and then in the distance, explosions.”
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