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Interviews with leading film and TV creators about their process and craft. From screenwriting to film language to cinematography, we'll be examining the innovative ways today's best filmmakers are getting their visions out into the world.
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- Yesterday44 min
'Paper Tiger' Director James Gray
Writer and director James Gray returns to the Filmmaker Toolkit, and as always it's delightful to listen to him discuss cinema. Gray shares how "Paper Tiger" began as a sequel to his last film "Armageddon Time," what single piece of directing Adam Driver needed to unlock his character, and what he hopes audiences take away from this family crime drama. Want more James Gray? Listen to our lively chat with him at the Virginia Film Festival on the Screen Talk Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/episode/1UA2lCGKQSnIper6X5pI67?si=uf3TgYT7REacPT7GlgAfuw Read our interview with 'Paper Tiger' star Miles Teller - https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/miles-teller-interview-paper-tiger-1235194680/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 5 days ago34 min
'Club Kid' Director Jordan Firstman
From Cannes to NYFF, "Club Kid" is one of this years biggest indie success stories, and announces writer, director and star Jordan Firstman as a major new talent. Firstman joined IndieWire's Chris O'Falt to share how his own falling out with the NYC club scene inspired the story, how he found authenticity in the casting of partiers and kids alike, and why he pushes back against comparisons to "Big Daddy." Read our full review of "Club Kid" - https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/club-kid-review-jordan-firstman-1235193965/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago49 min
'Possible Love' Director Lee Chang-dong
In his follow up to the 2018's "Burning" director Lee explores two families united and divided by class struggle. Things grow complicated when the wife of one of the two central couples begins making a documentary about the other. Director Lee dives deep into the real life history that inspired the story, his precision filmmaking, and why casting was so crucial for the incredible central dynamic to unfold. To hear Director Lee's entire answers in Korean skip to 24:04. Watch the trailer for "Possible Love" - https://www.indiewire.com/news/trailers/possible-love-second-trailer-netflix-1235223020/ And read our full review of the masterpiece - https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/possible-love-movie-review-1235215136/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago42 min
'Wildwood' Director Travis Knight
The most cinematic moments in 'Wildwood' are the smallest ones. Director Travis Knight tells IndieWire about bringing techniques he learned from live-action to Laika's stop-motion epic adventure story. Learn how they broke new ground in animated flight, taught the puppets how to breathe, and achieved the largest battle in stop-motion history. Watch this episode on YouTube - https://youtu.be/AVY1-U0ZFCI More on "Wildwood" box office performance - https://www.indiewire.com/news/box-office/wildwood-box-office-laika-analysis-1235223778/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 weeks ago48 min
'Fatherland' Director Pawel Pawlikowski
With his newest film "Fatherland" staring Sandra Hüller, director Pawel Pawlikowski completes his unofficial trilogy of films looking at the historic past. Listen to hear how the style and themes from "Ida" and "Cold War" evolved in this third film, crafting a contemplative roadtrip, and what Pavel thinks of his own homeland. Watch this episode on YouTube - https://youtu.be/AWVJvyfRvKc Read our review of "Fatherland" - https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/fatherland-review-sandra-huller-pawel-pawlikowski-1235193023/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 weeks ago34 min
'Making Marie Antoinette' Producer Sofia Coppola
During the making of her boundary breaking period drama "Marie Antoinette," Sofia Coppola's mother Eleanor shot hundreds of hours of behind the scenes footage. Sofia and her long time editor Aaron Mathews assembled it into a feature length documentary, with the aid of Diane Lane reading the late Eleanor's journals from the set. She opened up with IndieWire's Chris O'Falt about the intimate access a filmmaker grants their own mother, working under the shadow of her father's reputation for grandeur, and her pride in her mother's art. Watch this episode on YouTube - https://youtu.be/hoolI1MqOO4 Read our full review of "Making Marie Antoinette" - https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/making-marie-antoinette-documentary-movie-review-1235214956/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 weeks ago53 min
'You Can See Everything' & 'Primetime' Director Lance Oppenheim
Lance Oppenheim is a favorite guest on the Filmmaker Toolkit; a director who loves dissecting his process. Lance has two films in theaters that demand this kind of breakdown more than any this year. First, we dig into the Elizabeth Holmes documentary he co-directed with Nathan Fielder, 'You Can See Everything.' Lance explains the web of confusion and falsehoods they were drawn into by Holmes, often disagreeing about the nature of what they had just captured on camera. Then we cover Lance's first scripted feature 'Primetime,' including how he got Robert Pattinson on board and how his brand of narrative documentary adapted to fiction filmmaking. Watch this episode on YouTube - https://youtu.be/-9_2sAeltZw Read the breakdown of how 'Primetime' shot on 12 formats - https://www.indiewire.com/features/craft/primetime-cinematography-explained-colonoscopy-camera-robert-pattinson-1235219102/ More on A24's unique marketing plan for 'You Can See Everything' - https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/you-can-see-everything-a24-hopes-preserve-secrets-elizabeth-holmes-1235222048/ Read our full review of 'You Can See Everything' - https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/you-can-see-everything-review-nathan-fielder-1235215268/ and 'Primetime' - https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/a24-primetime-movie-review-robert-pattinson-chris-hansen-1235215068/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Oct 14, 202643 min
'Fjord' Director Cristian Mungiu
Director Cristian Mungiu ("4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days") uses his films to challenge audience's morals and sense of justice. In his newest film, the Palme d'Or winning "Fjord," Mungiu follows an immigrant Romanian family targeted by Norwegian child protective services for their conservative beliefs. Our challenging conversation digs into the messy morality of a progressive nation enforcing its beliefs with authoritarian practices, and how Mungiu writes his films to place the viewer in the role of jurist. Watch this episode on YouTube - https://youtu.be/tBK4KDuGRE4 Read our full review of "Fjord" - https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/fjord-movie-review-sebastian-stan-renate-reinsve-1235194645/ Read our interview with 'Fjord' star Sebastian Stan - https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/sebastian-stan-fjord-politics-batman-part-ii-bald-1235221322/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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