146 Don Bies - Inside the Lucasfilm Archives

The Filmumentaries Podcast by Jamie Benning

Mar 24, 2026108:26TV & Film

In this episode, I sit down with Don Bies – former Lucasfilm archivist and special effects artist at ILM – for a deep dive into his career and his time inside the Star Wars archive. Don takes me right back to his childho...

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