Independent filmmaking legend Robert Rodriguez joins us this week, along with his composer and son Rebel Rodriguez, to discuss their mind-bending new action-thriller, “Hypnotic,” starring Ben Affleck. We discuss how they finally completed this film after years of Covid-related delays, why the director still prefers Austin over Hollywood (as his production hub), and how he’s made filmmaking a truly family affair. In addition to Rebel's score, the film benefited from the creative input of Robert's daughter, Rhiannon Rodriguez, who contributed to the storyboards. Racer Max Rodriguez and Rocket Rodriguez, Robert's other sons, brought their respective expertise to the table as well — Racer Max as the a co-writer and producer, and Rocket as an editor. “Now they’re the age where I was when I was doing ‘[El] Mariachi’ and ‘Desperado’ and all that. And I was like, wow, I was on fire back then, with all these ideas. No wonder these guys are [too]. If I need help with ‘Hypnotic,’ I need myself from 20 years ago to come help me finish this thing. And I got them, I got a whole bunch of them! So they come with all these great ideas and it's like, wow, divide and conquer. Let's just take over this thing. They're becoming essential to my process, for sure.” — Robert Rodriguez, Director/Producer/Co-Writer/Co-Cinematographer/Editor, “Hypnotic” Be sure to check out Hypnotic, now in theaters. https://www.hypnoticthemovie.com/ Please subscribe to The Dolby Institute Podcast wherever you get your podcasts: https://linktr.ee/dolbyinstitute To learn more, visit: https://www.dolby.com/institute/ Connect with Dolby: Visit the Dolby WEBSITE: https://www.dolby.com Like Dolby on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Dolby/ Follow Dolby on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Dolby Follow Dolby on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/dolbylabs/ Follow Dolby on LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dolby-laboratories #MoviePodcast #Filmmaking #Cinematography #SoundDesign #Thriller #Directing #FilmDirecting #BehindTheScenes #PostProduction #IndieFilm #IndependentFilm #FilmIndustry #RobertRodriguez #IndependentFilmmaking #HypnoticMovie #BenAffleck #RebelRodriguez #AustinFilm #ElMariachi #Desperado #FilmScore #FilmProduction #NewRelease #Dolby #DolbyVision #DolbyAtmos