Coen brothers were children, Joel saved money from mowing lawns to buy a Vivitar Super 8 camera. Together, the brothers remade movies they saw on television, with their neighborhood friend Mark Zimering ("Zeimers") as the star. Their first attempt was a romp entitled "Henry Kissinger, Man on the Go". Cornel Wilde's "The Naked Prey" (1965) became their "Zeimers in Zambia", which also featured Ethan as a native with a spear. Joel Coen has said: "In regards to whether our background influences our film making ... who knows? We don't think about it ... There's no doubt that our Jewish heritage affects how
Joel Trussell Joel Trussell Joel Trussell is a director and artist based in Los Angeles, California. He is currently an executive producer at Disney Television Animation for the Disney XD show "Pickle and Peanut" which he helped develop alongside the creator Noah Z. Jones. Before Disney, Trussell directed the 20 episode, award winning, animated series "Electric City" which is created, written by and starring Tom Hanks. Trussell is additionally well known for directing several award winning music videos, and many animated segments for "Yo Gabba Gabba!" on Nickelodeon. In 2008 he was selected by Mike Judge to direct the intro for "The