BEHIND THE LENS #514: Featuring Oscar Boyson

BEHIND THE LENS #514: Featuring Oscar Boyson

From Behind The Lens by debbie lynn elias

March 30, 2026 · 41 min

About this episode

Debbie Lynn Elias interviews Oscar Boyson about his feature directorial debut, OUR HERO, BALTHAZAR.

Sorry that I missed all of you last week with BEHIND THE LENS, but I had no voice. And you all know how catastrophic that is when I cannot talk and sound worse than a Budweiser bullfrog. So my apologies. But it's a new week, and I've got a working voice and working internet, so let's take a look at a film and filmmaker that just blew me away – OUR HERO, BALTHAZAR and co-writer/director OSCAR BOYSON. OUR HERO BALTHAZAR marks Oscar's feature directorial debut, but it is certainly not his first time in the cinematic rodeo given his prior directing experience with some episodics and shorts, but also serving as a producer on films like UNCUT GEMS and FRANCES HA, as well as working his way through the various components of filmmaking, including sound recording, editing, production design, and more, giving him a nice grounding for a feature directorial experience. OUR HERO, BALTHAZAR is a brilliant directorial calling card for Oscar. Co-written by Oscar with Ricky Camilleri, OUR HERO, BALTHAZAR stars Jaeden Martell and Asa Butterworth, along with Chris Bauer, Jennifer Ehle, Pippa Knowles, Avan Jogia, and more. The film rises and falls on the performances of Jaeden…

People in this episode

Guest: Oscar Boyson

Topics covered

  • film
  • filmmaking
  • directing
  • interview

Keywords

  • OUR HERO, BALTHAZAR
  • Jaeden Martell
  • Asa Butterworth
  • Oscar Boyson
  • film industry

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Budweiser, OUR HERO, BALTHAZAR

Books & works: BEHIND THE LENS #, OUR HERO, BALTHAZAR, UNCUT GEMS, FRANCES HA, Oscar, OUR HERO, BALTHAZAR

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