Filmmaker Pete Nicks ("The Waiting Room") finally appears on the podcast! Pete discusses his new documentary, "The Force", which opens in theaters on Friday, September 22nd. Then a roundtable conversation with 2 of my favorite documentary filmmakers returning to the show, Doug Block ("51 Birch Street") & Michael Rossato-Bennett ("Alive Inside").
Filmmaker Marina Willer discusses her first documentary feature, Red Trees, where she traces the journey of her father's family, survivors of the Nazi occupation of Prague during World War II. Then filmmaker Yance Ford with her devastating personal documentary, Strong Island.
Episode 427 brings back two friends to the podcast: Ramona Diaz is back with a new documentary about the world's busiest maternity ward called "Motherland". The film also takes us into one of the world’s poorest and most populous countries: the Philippines; the other is Frederick Wiseman who returns to discuss his latest documentary "Ex Libris: The New York Public Library" which is at Film Forum...
Bonus Episode with the one & only Crispin Hellion Glover! He's in town later this month and making appearances at the Alamo Drafthouse in Brooklyn on September 19th & September 20th; then at the NJ Horror Convention & Film Festival on September 23rd & 24th with his traveling presentation.
Episode 425 celebrates two new documentaries hitting theaters in New York City on Friday, September 8th. First up, the filmmaking couple Shaul Schwarz & Christina Clusiau discuss their film Trophy; and a gorgeous film out of Ireland called "School Life" with filmmaking couple Neasa Ní Chianáin & David Rane. Sponsored by the Vermont College of Fine Arts film program. Visit vcfa.edu/film...
The filmmaker Bette Gordon is the sole guest on this episode. Bette’s latest film, "The Drowning", is currently streaming on Netflix During my conversation with Gordon, we discuss her long career starting during the No Wave vanguard of the East Village 80’s right up to present time, as a filmmaker & Mom living in a lovely Tribeca loft. Sponsored by the Vermont College of Fine Arts film...
Comedy guru Jeffrey Gurian remembers Jerry Lewis; filmmaker Matt Ruskin discusses his new feature film Crown Heights which is screening in NYC & opens in LA 8/25; and filmmaker Sujewa Ekanayake discusses recent projects as well as his sideline consulting with crowdsourced fundraisers. This episode is sponsored by the Vermont College of Fine Arts Film Program. Visit vcfa.edu/film for further...
On this episode, first up is the comedy lead at Kickstarter, Taylor Moore, who discusses the Brooklyn Comedy Film Festival which runs from this evening, Monday, August 21st through next weekend at the Nitehawk Cinema. Then filmmaker Michael Almereyda & actor Lois Smith whose new film Marjorie Prime is currently screening at the Quad Cinema in NYC.
Adam Reid discusses his Kickstarter; the team behind LEMON and the team behind PATTI CAKE$.
Documentary filmmaker Whitney Dow is the sole guest. Whitney co-directed the seminal film The Two Towns of Jasper which is going to have an encore broadcast on POV on 8/14. Whitney is also spearheading The Whiteness Project an interactive investigation into how Americans who identify as white, or partially white, understand and experience their race.
Host of the podcast The Q&A With Jeff Goldsmith is the first guest. Jeff discusses his approach to the show as well as the online magazine he publishes called The Backstory. After that filmmaker Lisanne Skyler discusses her recent documentary, "Brillo Box (3¢ Off)". which will have its broadcast premiere on HBO next Monday, August 7th at 10:00PM.
Filmmaker Katherine Dieckmann discusses her new feature "Strange Weather" which stars Holly Hunter & which opens on 7/28. Also Brooklyn-based illustrator Lucio Zago & photographer Anders Goldfarb discuss 'Williamsburg Shorts', a graphic novel, the result of a collaboration. This episode is sponsored by the Vermont College of Fine Arts Film Program. Visit vcfa.edu/film for details.
David Call returns for his 3rd appearance to discuss an Indiegogo campaign for the short film he has written, directed & acted in called COLE. Then conversations with the Dallas-based actor & filmmaker Frank Mosley and the Austin-based actor Heather Kafka.
Critic Godfrey Cheshire returns to the podcast to discuss an Indiegogo campaign for a new first book entitled In the Time of Kiarostami: Writings on Iranian Cinema. Then Part 2 of a phone call with multi-hyphenate Richard Edson (see Ep 336 for Part 1). Music on this episode is by Bleu from his recent album, To Hell With You, available where music is sold, downloaded or streamed.
Karyn Parsons discusses her Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for her latest animated short; author Glenn Frankel discusses his new book High Noon: The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of an American Classic; and cinematographer Steven Bernstein (Monster, Like Water for Chocolate), who discusses his filmmaking seminars.