Podcast

Ep 287: Desiree Akhavan

Guests on this episode include "Antarctic Edge:70° South" director Dena Seidel; Lisa Durden of the National Black Programming Consortium & filmmaker Carol Bash with her film "Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band"; and "Appropriate Behavior" director Desiree Akhavan from London.

Ep 285: Bob Byington • Ben Dickinson

This episode of the podcast is the first in a series recorded from SxSW 2015. Guests include Bob Byington with his film "7 Chinese Brother"s; Ben Dickinson and his film "Creative Control" & Eugene Kotlyarenko with his film "A Wonderful Cloud". All 3 films had their world premieres at the festival.

Ep 284: Olivier Assayas

Guests on this episode include director Olivier Assayas with the new "Clouds of Sils Maria"; Kieran Turner discusses his new doc "Jobriath, A.D."; and filmmaker Brane Bala & actor/musician Milan Mumin with their film "Love Hunter".

Ep 283: FIX Shorts

Among Fandor's 'FIX Shorts' filmmakers are Ben Russell, Maya Erdelyi, Monihan, David Schendel and Lori Felker, all of whom discuss their new projects which Fandor is underwriting. Additionally, all of the filmmakers are running a Kickstarter campaign to raise a matching amount.

Ep 282: Sophie Hyde

The director of the new film "52 Tuesdays", Sophie Hyde of Australia, is the guest on this Fandor sponsored episode of the podcast. The film opens in select cities on Friday, March 27th and will also debut on Fandor.com.

Ep 281: Brooke Bloom & Anja Marquardt

The guests on this episode include Wisconsin Film Festival senior programmer Michael King, Bill & Turner Ross with their new film "Western"; and Anja Marquardt & Brooke Bloom with their film "She's Lost Control".

Ep 280: Bob Berger & Pat Daniels

The 2 co-directors of the hybrid film "Charlie Victor Romeo" are the guests; Bob Berger & Pat Daniels. The film is currently available for streaming on Netflix among other digital platforms.

Ep 275: Legendary Director John Boorman

Legendary film director John Boorman ("Deliverance", "Point Blank") is the guest. His latest feature film, "Queen and Country" —a sequel to 1987's "Hope & Glory"— is currently entering its second week at Film Forum in NYC. We also discuss his relationship with Sean Connery & Toshiro Mifune, as well as his love of trees.

Ep 274: Marshall Curry Returns

Oscilloscope producer Debra McClutchy discusses the restoration of Kelly Reichardt’s debut feature “River of Grass”. In the run-down, torpid area between Miami and the Everglades, a dissatisfied housewife, Cozy, and Lee Ray, the live-at-home handyman she meets in a bar, are involved in an accidental shooting. Thinking they have committed murder they decide to flee, but their...

Ep 273: DJ Spooky

Guests include Bret Wood and DJ Spooky who discuss the new Kino Lorber box set “Pioneers of African American Cinema” in separate segments. Among the most fascinating chapters of cinematic history is that of the so-called ‘race films’ that flourished in the U.S. between the 1920s and ’40s. Unlike the ‘black cast’ films produced within the Hollywood studio...