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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.
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Mel Esleyn talks the in-between of emotion, creating space for the audience, and being timeless.
- Added: Jul 12, 2023
- Length: 14:12
Anita Monga talks dark humanity, the first female animator, and when Sessue Hayakawa was arguably the sexiest actor in Hollywood.
- Added: Jul 09, 2023
- Length: 20:37
Mary Harron talks preserving weirdness, displaying female rage, and not going to Hell.
- Added: Jun 10, 2023
- Length: 21:35
Din Blankenship talks hope, perspective, and radical acceptance.
- Added: Mar 24, 2023
- Length: 22:33
Paul Weitz talks lunching with Lily, keeping actors apart, and being a grownup.
- Added: Mar 17, 2023
- Length: 09:29
John Wilson talks controversy, internet trolls, and Dean Martin’s unsung mitzvah for Marilyn.
- Added: Mar 10, 2023
- Length: 24:08
Davy Chou talks frustration, poetry, and contradictory forces.
- Added: Mar 01, 2023
- Length: 20:20
Sir Roger Deakins talks collaboration, flexibility, and predicting the future.
- Added: Feb 22, 2023
- Length: 20:06
Anna Diop and Nikyatu Jusu talk rage, accents, and navigating the tightrope.
- Added: Dec 30, 2022
- Length: 13:30
Josh Alexander talks synchronicity, ecstatic truth, and allowing the Rev. Al Sharpton to write his own story.
- Added: Dec 13, 2022
- Length: 18:26
Ryan White and Jessica Hargrave talk infectious exuberance, pushing the envelope, and a wild jelly donut.
- Added: Dec 12, 2022
- Length: 19:47
Phyllis Nagy talks sparking a discussion, why film (not digital) was her best friend, and how the right hairstyle can tell a story.
- Added: Oct 27, 2022
- Length: 13:20
Julian Higgins talks repeating tropes, legitimate anger, and true tragedy.
- Added: Sep 15, 2022
- Length: 16:22
James Ponsoldt talks honoring the social contract, maintaining friendships, and what we need from stories.
- Added: Aug 10, 2022
- Length: 11:53
Scott Mann talks height horror, sensory alertness, and the best ironic use of a push-up bra in cinema.
- Added: Aug 10, 2022
- Length: 13:10
Vanessa Lapa talks responsibility, fake news, and judicial agendas.
- Added: Jul 30, 2022
- Length: 18:21
Genevieve Adams talks putting on her big-girl pants, doing her homework, and being provocative without being polarizing.
- Added: Jul 20, 2022
- Length: 16:52
Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine talk questioning God, channeling Leonard Cohen, and the difference between approval and cooperation.
- Added: Jul 02, 2022
- Length: 22:08
Sara Dosa talks sentient lava, the language of the unknown, and volcanoes as rebels.
- Added: Jun 30, 2022
- Length: 16:54
Velina Brown talks popcorning ideas, saying no, and not wasting a good tragedy.
- Added: Jun 26, 2022
- Length: 14:28
