All The President's Minutes - Minute 114 with Trav Akbar
All the President's Minutes is a podcast where conversations about movies, journalism, politics and history meet. Each show we use the seminal and increasingly prescient 1976 film All The President's Men as a portal, to engage with the themes and the warnings of the film resonating since its release. For minute 114, I join freelance culture writer and screenwriter Trav Akbar. Trav and I discuss his first experience of Nixon is watching "Point Break" and the subtle genius of following WOODSTEIN through every setback and breakthrough and treating those two imposters the same.
About Trav Akbar
Wongi Brotha. Work on Kuarna Country. Live on Peramangk Country.
Travis grew up on the west coast of South Australia and has been interested in film since seeing Jurassic Park and Predator for the first time in the mid-nineties. Particularly fond of the action and thriller genres, he met his long-time idol, Jean Claude Van Damme, in 2016, talking with 'the muscles from Brussels' about his upcoming films and the hurdles he has faced in the entertainment industry. Some of his favourite films include Jurassic Park, The Salton Sea, Apt Pupil and Any Given Sunday. Travis loves the way a film can make people feel such a diverse range of emotions, from excitement and happiness to fear and sadness. He believes that creativity is what helps the world evolve and that the arts, is the centre of creativity.
Twitter: @travakbar
Outlets: The Curb, SBS Movies, NITV, Indigenous X
Website: darkbeforedawn.com.au
