Producer's Notebook: Kaitlin Prest of “SISTERS,” The Heart (3+hrs)
From Kaitlin: "If you have a loved one who is suffering with mental health issues, and YOU are suffering along with them: this is for you."
From Kaitlin, to you, readers and listeners:
“This series is a deep dive into what long term life time love looks like. If you are close with your siblings or if you have a childhood bestie, this is about making that kind of love as major and as epic as romantic partnerships. The most beautiful thing about making this is that I did it WITH MY SISTER. We worked on it for 2 years every single day together, and in working together on it a lot of the dynamics at play in our relationship came to the surface. And: new things we weren't expecting. If you have a loved one who is suffering with mental health issues, and YOU are suffering along with them: this is for you.
As with most of my work, heavy subjects are treated with a lot of humour and whimsy. My favourite part of making this with my sis was the part where we got to take a "business trip" to the Jem and the Holograms convention to record extra sounds and re-enact the time we went many years ago. Giving a window into Natalie's epic cosplay art world was DELICIOUS (it's ep2: the Jem-isode). We also got to make MUSIC together! Almost all of the music in the series is music we created together (or it's my Dad on guitar lol. MUSIC FAMILYYYY not like von Trap more like: the Osbornes).”
Thank you so much, Kaitlin!
To learn more about Kaitlin and Natalie Prest, and their work on SISTERS and The Heart, check out their website.
