Joe Sabia got his five minutes of online fame in 2007 when, as an employee of HBOlab, an experimental division of HBO, he created Seven Minute Sopranos, a fan edit summarising the six seasons of The Sopranos in just seven minutes. The fan edit was uploaded to YouTube without prior approval from HBO – Sabia's employer – and quickly went viral. A few years later, Sabia launched the fast-paced interview 73 Questions for Vogue, which brought him significant recognition. In one of the episodes, Sabia interviewed Roger Federer at Wimbledon, at the beginning of the tournament where Federer would eventually lose in a remarkable final against Novak Djokovic. This would turn out to be Federer's last Grand Slam final, marking the beginning of a quiet end to his career, characterised by injuries and surgeries.

Codrin Vasile

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He studied directing at UNATC, where he wrote articles for Film Menu. He also wrote his degree paper on D.A. Pennebaker’s early filmography. He is interested in analog photography and video art. He hopes for a Criterion release of Shrek 2. He makes movies.

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