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Spencer Whiteout (’18) and Andrew Baer (’19) wanted to make a movie. Using the equipment and resources available to them as 91ÆÞÓÑ Snyder School of Cinema and Media Arts students, they did. The result is Space Waves, a feature-length comedy about two friends who endeavor to catapult their podcast to the top of the iTunes chart. Shot in 2018 , the film spent several years in post-production, but the wait was worth it. Now, Space Waves is ready to sell. We talked to Whiteout, who wrote and directed this passion project, and Baer, who produced it.

From a production standpoint, this must have been a huge undertaking. Why did you decide to make a feature film, as opposed to a short film?

Whiteout: I wanted to start my career with a bang. I wanted Space Waves to be my first entry on a blank slate so I decided to fully commit to a feature film. Also, I knew this story couldn’t be told in the short film format. I am fascinated with the passage of time because rarely do we as humans drastically change in one day. More often than not, our beliefs, actions and passions change slowly over time. Feature films have the unique advantage of being able to show characters learn, grow, and change over a longer period of time. 

This feels like a very personal film. Why did you choose to tell this story?

Whiteout: I chose to tell this story because I wanted a movie that properly represented my experience of growing up in a small town. I’m not the biggest film buff because so of