EP. 1672: Filmmaker Carling Ernstzen (The Last Rehearsal)

WILDsound: The Film Podcast · Jan 29, 2026

Inspired by true events. Faced with terminal cancer, a beloved acting teacher rallies his favourite students one last time to stage his final play.

What motivated you to make this film?

It began with a group of close acting friends in London who wanted a project to work on together, purely for the joy of acting together again.

The story itself is rooted in the loss of a dear acting teacher and mentor who passed away while we were rehearsing a play he had written for our troupe. At the time, none of us knew it would be his final work. When he died, what I felt most sharply was not only grief…