You know Richard Jenkins. The father with the bad fortune of dying on the first episode of Six Feet Under and spent the rest of the show as ghost. If not, bless your little heart. Go HERE for the long list of films he’s done.

You might not, however, know of Tom McCarthy unless you are an indie geek like myself and keep up with people who create good films. He’s the guy behind The Station Agent. He also acts. And juggles. Wait, no, I don’t know about that.

Here is a promo these two scholars did for us after I interviewed them for their new film, The Visitor. More comments about that film will follow with the interview.