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Following Films Podcast: Robyn Symon on Queen of Shock

 Written and directed by Emmy-winning documentarian and former PBS producer Robyn Symon, this feature is set to make its world premiere next month at Dances With Films in Los Angeles. Shot entirely in Mexico with a local cast and crew, the film takes a fascinating piece of Mexican culture and pushes it to a cinematic extreme. The story centers on the real-world game that is a test of endurance where people voluntarily shock themselves with electricity. In Queen of Shock, this tradition is reimagined as a brutal, viral underground circuit. We follow a struggling single mother who is forced into these escalating electrical matches in a desperate bid to save her kidnapped daughter. Joining us on the podcast is Robyn Symon to discuss: The process of adapting a real cultural tradition into genre cinema. The technical challenges of creating intense underground competition sequences. Her experience directing a Spanish-language feature in Mexico. The creative leap from documentary filmmaki...