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.
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Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris talk finding the right tone, the terror of the blank page, and the synchronicity of cities.
- Added: Jul 24, 2012
- Length: 10:13
Filmmaker Alison Klayman talks freedom of expression, universal struggles, and the limits of subtitles.
- Added: Jul 29, 2012
- Length: 18:25
William Friedkin talks sex, violence, and why he's happy to have gotten an NC-17 for KILLER JOE.
- Added: Aug 02, 2012
- Length: 17:52
Filmmaker Malik Bendjelloul and singer/songwriter/activist Rodriguez talk success, spirituality, and being a solid 70 (years old).
- Added: Aug 09, 2012
- Length: 18:17
Bess Kargman talks balance, commitment, and synchronicity.
- Added: Jun 07, 2012
- Length: 26:24
Co-Directors Chris Butler and Sam Fell talk using fantasy to enhance reality, the perfection of the imperfect, and why slugs lend themselves so rea...
- Added: Aug 13, 2012
- Length: 20:39
Writer/director Peter Hedges and co-star Joel Edgerton talk why pencils matter, the importance of death to life, and the magic in the ordinary.
- Added: Aug 16, 2012
- Length: 11:51
Director Jamie Travis and co-writer Katie Anne Naylon talk female bonding, being graphic without being crude, and the difference between sex and i...
- Added: Aug 30, 2012
- Length: 16:46
Ari Graynor and Lauren Miller talk cinematic waves, the perks of friendship, and the virtues of raunchiness as a plot device.
- Added: Sep 03, 2012
- Length: 14:22
Marjane Satrapi talks perspective, jasmine petals, and testifying before the Green Party members of the European Parliament in 2009 about the dispu...
- Added: Sep 09, 2012
- Length: 17:11
Filmmaker Mark Lewis on challenging himself, glamorizing amphibians, and the human folly of trying to outsmart Mother Nature.
- Added: Sep 13, 2012
- Length: 19:17
Writer/director Nicholas Jarecki talks high finance, ambiguous morals , and why when there's a will, there's a way.
- Added: Sep 14, 2012
- Length: 17:36
Director/co-director Ira Sachs and co-star Zach Booth talk using Dogme 95 as inspiration, feeling like an outsider, and why it's best to get the se...
- Added: Sep 16, 2012
- Length: 11:07
Debut director Robert Lorenz talks baseball, nostalgia, keeping it simple.
- Added: Sep 19, 2012
- Length: 12:00
Co-stars Michael Pena and Natalie Martinez talk cliques, rehearsals, and the right haircut.
- Added: Sep 22, 2012
- Length: 13:47
Rian Johnson talks whimsy, unintended consequences, and the illusion of quick fixes.
- Added: Sep 23, 2012
- Length: 11:47
Josh Radnor on ivory towers, feeling 19, and being defiantly non-cynical.
- Added: Sep 25, 2012
- Length: 12:27
Stephen Chbosky talks being reborn, taking notes, and the mysteries of the grilled sticky.
- Added: Sep 30, 2012
- Length: 13:16
Twin filmmakers Gary and Larry Lane talk leaving home, finding family, and why Dolly Parton is more than just a singer.
- Added: Nov 08, 2012
- Length: 17:01
Joseph Gordon-Levitt talks prosthetics, connections, and why he is moved by the poetry of French snails.
- Added: Sep 30, 2012
- Length: 11:47
