Recorded from the Radio Free Rhinecliff studios in Rhinecliff, New York, this conversation includes two special community activist types from the Ulster County area. The two people who are responsible for running the O+ Festival in Kingston, NY: Lara Hope and Laura Wilson Crimmins.
Mark Barden of Sandy Hook Promise, an organization he helped found after the killing of his son at the Sandy Hook school shooting in 2012, is the guest. He discusses a new documentary called "A Father's Promise" in which he participated & which is currently screening in NYC. Also, the team behind the new podcast "George Bailey Was Never Born", Ray Nowosielski & Dave Cassidy.
Natalia Leites (HANDMAIDS'S TALE) returns to the podcast after many years to discuss her latest work including having directed the first 3 episodes of the new Hulu series BLACK CAKE. Also, making his directorial debut, Travis Burgess discusses his film HAYSEED which just became available on streaming platforms and stars Filmwax friend Bill Sage (SIMPLE MEN, WE ARE WHAT WE ARE) who joins him.
Nick Broomfield (BIGGIE & TUPAC, AILEEN WUORNOS: THE SELLING OF A SERIAL KILLER) returns for his 3rd visit to the podcast. In this episode he discusses his new documentary THE STONES & BRIAN JONES which will be enjoying a very wide theatrical release 11/17 thanks to Magnolia Pictures. And, the widow of the theatrical impresario Joe Papp. She's written a memoir about her years with her husband and...
Two documentary filmmakers making their first appearances on Filmwax: Sonia Kennebeck discusses her film "Reality Winner", now on streaming platforms; and Frances Henderson discusses "This Much We Know" which begins a theatrical run on Friday, 11/10 in NYC at DCTV's Firehouse Cinema.
Filmwax celebrates 2 fascinating & relevant documentaries in this episode. In the 1st segment we have one of the co-directors, Jennifer Tiexiera, whose new documentary "Subject" focuses on the impact of being a subject of a documentary and how that can change your life for better or worse. The other guest in this subject is the subject of the Netflix doc "The Staircase", Margie Ratliff who also...
The documentary filmmaker Vin Liota makes his first appearance on the podcast to discuss his recent film "Objects". Vin's film follows three unique people who have held onto something that gained incredible meaning for them over decades.
The animator/filmmaker Signe Baumane makes her first appearance on FIlmwax with her latest feature film, "My Love Affair With Marriage". Her film opens at the Quad Cinema in NYC on Friday, October 6th.
The documentary team of Christopher Knight ("The Brady Bunch") and Phil Viardo with their film "TrueLove"; and the subject of Mark Cousins' latest documentary, the legendary Jeremy Thomas.
The author Dwayne Epstein ("Lee Marvin: Point Blank") returns to the podcast to discuss his new book, "Killin' Generals: The Making of The Dirty Dozen, the Most Iconic WW II Movie of All Time" which is currently available.
Liz Abzug, daughter of Bella, is the guest. I invited Liz on to discuss her relationship with the director Jeff L. Lieberman, who made the documentary "Bella: This Woman's Place is in the House".
This past week we lost a great friend of the documentary community: Nancy Buirski. In addition to making a number of exceptional films through her career, she also founded the Full Frame documentary festival. Perhaps most of all, she was a generous and thoughtful human being.
Oscar winning filmmaker Guy Nattiv return to the podcast with his latest film "Golda". Faced with the potential of Israel's complete destruction, Prime Minister Golda Meir (an unrecognizable Helen Mirren) must navigate overwhelming odds, a skeptical cabinet and a complex relationship with U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger (Liev Schreiber) as millions of lives hang in the balance during the...
Filmmaker and actor Alex Winter ("Zappa", "the "Bill & Ted" franchise discusses his documentary "The YouTube Effect" which is currently available on streaming platforms; and Rick Goldsmith is trying to get his 2009 film "The Most Dangerous Man in American: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers" in the Library of Congress National Film Registry.
Steve James ("Hoop Dreams", "Life Itself") returns with his latest documentary "A Compassionate Spy", a timely Oppenheimer adjacent story of scientist Ted Hall. And Jeff L. Lieberman discusses his documentary about the pioneering congress member Bella Abzug in his film "Bella!".