Episode 9

Road Trip Part 1: Gateway Arch, Mega-Crosses & My Sundance Origin Story

I kick off a cross-country road trip from Ohio to South Dakota, stopping at the Gateway Arch, passing enormous roadside crosses, and wondering what the hell American Christianity is doing with Jesus. Somewhere between the interstate and a tiny motel, the bottom literally falls off my car, and I tell the long, messy story of how my film ended up at Sundance. It’s rambling, roadside audio about travel, faith, breakdowns (mechanical and otherwise), and how a guy from Ohio wound up with a movie in Park City.

Here's a link to my thesis film, COVERAGE: https://vimeo.com/28698084

And here's a link to the film that got into Sundance, After You Left:: https://vimeo.com/54743834

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Jef Taylor is an editor, filmmaker, and reluctant grown-up. He hosts onefjef, where he talks to people (and sometimes himself) about work, purpose, and the strange ways life unfolds. Before podcasting, he spent years shaping other people’s stories—now he’s telling his own.