Stephen Perlstein joins Mark David Christenson to watch The Hire and discuss the effects of branded content on creativity.

We discuss the BMW short film series The Hire.

SEASON 1:

Ambush

Directed by: John Frankenheimer Written by: Andrew Kevin Walker

Chosen

Directed by: Ang Lee Written by: David Carter

The Follow

Directed by: Kar-wai Wong Written by: Andrew Kevin Walker

Star

Directed by: Guy Ritchie Written by: Guy Ritchie, Joe Sweet

Powder Keg

Directed by: Alejandro González Iñárritu Written by: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Guillermo Arriaga and David Carter

SEASON 2:

Hostage

Directed by: John Woo Written by: David Carter, Greg Hahn, Vincent Ngo

Ticker

Written and Directed by: Joe Carnahan

Beat the Devil

Directed by: Tony Scott Written by: David Carter, Greg Hahn, Vincent Ngo