Behind the Scenes

Series produced by Andrea Chase

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Filmmakers talk with Andrea Chase

Smart, but never stuffy, Andrea Chase draws out filmmakers by asking the questions others don't think of, but wish they had. New insights, unexpected revelations, and a wry sense of humor set this interview series apart.


659 Pieces

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Caption: Jay Duplass, San Francisco, June 22, 2010 , Credit: Andrea Chase
Filmmaker Jay Duplass, seminal member of the Mumblecore indie film movement, talks the downside of intense relationships, ceding control to his act...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2010
  • Length: 15:13
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MICMACS director Jean-Pierre Jeunet talks fate, inspiration, and the impersonal nature of modern warfare.

  • Added: Jun 12, 2010
  • Length: 08:13
Caption: Laura Poitras, San Francisco, April 27, 2010, Credit: Andrea Chase
Laura Poitras on talking to Bin Laden's former bodyguard, filmmaking in Yemen, and the American justice system.

  • Added: May 29, 2010
  • Length: 16:20
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Director and co-writer Vincenzo Natali on his provocative and disturbing speculation on genetic engineering.

  • Added: May 17, 2010
  • Length: 14:50
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Randal Keynes on CREATION, the film version of his book of the same name about his ancestor, Charles Darwin.

  • Added: Apr 29, 2010
  • Length: 14:27
Caption: Joel Edgerton, San Francisco February 9, 2010, Credit: Andrea Chase
Joel Edgerton talks with Andrea Chase about co-writing, co-starring, and working with brother Nash on THE SQUARE.

  • Added: Apr 22, 2010
  • Length: 17:26
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Cheech Marin talks about why the story behind THE PERFECT GAME resonates with him so deeply.

  • Added: Apr 22, 2010
  • Length: 12:56
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Writer/director Raymond De Felitta talks to Andrea Chase about the making of his film, CITY ISLAND.

  • Added: Apr 04, 2010
  • Length: 15:41
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THE ART OF THE STEAL's filmmakers Don Argott, Sheena Joyce, and Lenny Feinberg talk about the history of the Barnes Foundation, and the politics an...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2010
  • Length: 19:57
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Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith talk to Andrea Chase about their Oscar(R)-nominated documentary, THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN AMERICA: DANIEL ELLSBE...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2010
  • Length: 18:33
Caption: RJ Cutler strikes a pose in San Francisco, Credit: Andrea Chase
RJ Cutler on Anna Wintour, the ethics of filmmaking, and the economics of the fashion industry.

  • Added: Jan 22, 2010
  • Length: 15:56
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Director Joe Berlinger on justice, necessity, and doing the right thing,.

  • Added: Jan 26, 2010
  • Length: 17:47
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UP IN THE AIR co-star Anna Kendrick talks to Andrea Chase about suiting up, being prepared, and why we won't be seeing George Clooney in a space suit.

  • Added: Jan 12, 2010
  • Length: 11:27
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THE LAST STATION -- Writer/director Michael Hoffman talks with Andrea Chase about using Chekhov to get to Tolstoy, why love is as wondrous and infu...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2010
  • Length: 16:04
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THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG: Animators Mark Henn and Mike Surrey talk to Andrea Chase about the pleasures and perils of returning to hand-drawn anima...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2009
  • Length: 15:03
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Director Richard Linklater and actor Christian McKay talk to Andrea Chase about theater, synchronicity, and the difference between an impersonation...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2010
  • Length: 18:20
Caption: Todd Solondz, July 21, 2010, San Francisco, CA, Credit: Andrea Chase
LIFE DURING WARTIME's writer/director Todd Solondz talks gumdrops, sympathy, and what he expects from a film experience.

  • Added: Aug 30, 2010
  • Length: 12:57
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FARMAGEDDON -- Filmmaker Kristin Canty on raw milk, excessive force, and getting to know your local farmer.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Oct 02, 2011
  • Length: 20:59
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Errol Morris, San Francisco, CA 5/3/11, Credit: Andrea Chase
Errol Morris on the compelling story of Joyce McKinney, and the fluid nature of truth as seen by several people involved in the Case of the Manacle...

  • Added: May 25, 2011
  • Length: 16:18
Caption: Tanya Wexler, San Francisco, CA 5/1/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Tanya Wexler talks standing ovations, double-entendres, and setting the mood.

  • Added: Jun 04, 2012
  • Length: 25:04