Celebrating two tremendous documentaries on this episode: the first is Emily and Sarah Kunstler's new film "Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America" which just won the Audience Award at SxSW; and Harry Mavromichalis returns to discuss his documentary "Olympia" about the iconic actor Olympia Dukakis. That is available to stream on most platforms.
SxSW coverage continues; the festival ends Saturday, March 20th. On this episode we talk to the team behind "Swan Song", a narrative feature with actor Udo Kier & filmmaker Todd Stephens; then we speak with documentary filmmaker Nathaniel Kahn and editor Sabine Krayenbühl about their film "The Hunt for Planet B". Check the Filmwax Radio YouTube channel for more.
Director of the SxSW Film Festival, Janet Pierson, returns to discuss this years fest and author Mark Harris discusses his new biography of Mike Nichols. We're joined by co-host Illeana Douglas.
Filmmaker Elizabeth Lo with her film "Stray" and the actor Donal Logue discusses his recent romantic dramedy "Sometime Other Than Now".
The cast of the web series GROUP.
First up, first time feature filmmaker Shatara Michelle Ford with their film "Test Pattern" which deals with one woman's sexual assault and the subsequent hours while she & her white boyfriend go from hospital to hospital in search of a rape kit. And filmmaker Rodney Ascher ("Room 237") with his new film "A Glitch in the Matrix" which poses the possibility that we live in an alternative reality.
Filmmaker Azazel Jacobs returns to the podcast with "French Exit" and documentary filmmaker Bayan Joonam discusses his 3-part docu-series, "QAnon: The Search for Q".
The Up Series' Tony Walker helps celebrate the life & career of filmmaker Michael Apted on this special episode of the podcast.
Filmwax celebrates the 1994 indie film "What Happened Was..." with writer/director/actor Tom Noonan and co-star Karen Sillas.
Stanley Nelson returns for his 4th visit to discuss "Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy" and Lance Oppenheim discusses his first feature documentary, "Some Kind of Heaven".
The creative team behind the web series "Group", writer/director Alexis Lloyd & Executive Producer Jack Lechner. Also, Sam Pollard, back for his 5th visit with his latest documentary "MLK/FBI".
The screenwriter Hampton Fancher ("Blade Runner") talks about his life having gone from flamenco dancer, to TV actor, to screenwriter and filmmaker. Fancher lives in Brooklyn.
Kiwi filmmaker Guy Pigden discusses his romantic comedy, "Older", and the culture critic Armond White returns to the podcast to discuss his latest book "Make Spielberg Great Again".
Gordon Quinn, the Artistic Director and one of the founders of Kartemquin Films out of of Chicago; also the Italian director Matteo Garrone.
The documentary filmmaker Hao Wu with his devastating documentary "76 Days" about the first days of COVID-19 in Wuhan hospitals. Also, a segment with filmmaker/actors Hannah Leder & Alexandra Kotcheff with their indie comedy "The Planters". Both films are currently available to stream.