The Man Behind Defy and Prime | Sean Kilgus - Ep. 83

Have you ever spent tens of thousands of dollars and countless hours on a film, only for it not to be met with the reaction you thought it would have been? Today we chat with Sean Kilgus, the producer of countless wakeboard films, including The Butter Effect, Defy, and Prime. We are talking with him about how he got into film making, how much a high production value movie costs to make, how he navigated his career, some good Randall Harris stories, and ultimately why he decided to step away from film-making. Hear all that and much more in Episode 83 of the Grab Matters Podcast! Follow Sean: https://www.instagram.com/seankilgus/ BFY Films: https://www.instagram.com/bfywakefilms/ Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/GrabMattersPodcast Thank you to this shows sponsors! Liquid Force: https://www.liquidforce.com/ Slingshot: https://slingshotsports.com/ Chapters: 00:00 - 1:00 intro 1:10 First days riding 4:50 Favorite grab 6:10 Prime 2? 16:00 Getting into filming 21:30 Concussion Project 28:40 Guest Question: Danny Harf 30:00 Defy 37:30 Mexico trip 50:30 LF’n Wheel of Questions 1:05:40 Defy cont. 1:19:00 Helicopters/Close calls 1:33:00 Slingshot Silhouette Challenge 1:39:00 Prime and how it was received in the industry 2:11:30 Media currently 2:20:30 Single greatest moment filming 2:27:50 Randall stories 2:36:20 Thank you’s Links: BFY Films: https://bfyactionfilmsmedia.com/action-sports/ Defy: https://www.amazon.com/Defy-Danny-Harf/dp/B007QIKZ4A Prime: https://www.amazon.com/Prime-Wake-Movie-Danny-Harf/dp/B00PJRDMPY