Brett Culp Oral History Interview

Interviewee

Brett Culp

Files

Interviewer

Andy Huse, Jill Witecki, and Joey Hager

Publication Date

Summer 2024

Date

2023-12-13

Abstract

In this oral history, Brett Culp, a documentary filmmaker who premiered films at Tampa Theatre, provides context for filmmaking and the aesthetic of using the theatre. He emphasizes the importance of preserving a historic theatre such as Tampa Theatre and draws connections between setting, nostalgia, and history. Brett Culp and interviewers Jill Witecki, Joey Hager, and Andy Huse discuss the significance of storytelling and its emotional and nostalgic impact. Culp discusses his three documentaries and sheds light on his first documentary, Legends of the Knight, in which audiences contributed to charities by attending screenings. The screening of his film took place at the Tampa Theatre. Brett Culp draws attention to the calm quality of the Tampa Theatre space and the unique energy that the theater contains.

Keywords

Tampa Theatre, historic theaters, historic building preservation, atmospheric theatres, filmmaker, cinematography, documentary, movie premiere, stories, plots, Batman films, Legends of the Knight (2013), Look to the Sky (2017), A Voice that Carries (2021)

Extent

0:51:48, 25–page transcript

Subject: geographic

Tampa, (Fla)

Language

English

Media Type

Oral history

Format

Digital only

Identifier

tampa-theatre-ohp-culp-brett

Recommended Citation

Culp, Brett, "Brett Culp Oral History Interview" (2024). Tampa Theatre Oral History Collection. 6.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/tampa_theatre_ohp/6