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'Andor' Creator Tony Gilroy & Editor John Gilroy
Episode 186
Creator Tony Gilroy and editor John Gilroy join Toolkit to discuss the joys of worldbuilding inside the Star Wars universe, structuring the first sea…
3 years, 3 months ago
'Good Night Oppy' Director Ryan White
Episode 185
Director Ryan White takes us inside the making of this delightful documentary chronicling the journey of Mars rover Opportunity, which had a planned …
3 years, 3 months ago
'The Menu' Director Mark Mylod
Episode 184
Director Mark Mylod discusses channeling Ralph Fiennes' character to create the look and feel of his "eat the rich" satirical thriller.
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3 years, 3 months ago
'She Said' Director Maria Schrader
Episode 183
The director of the Netflix limited series “Unorthodox” talks about adapting New York Times journalists Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey’s book to the bi…
3 years, 3 months ago
'All That Breathes' Director Shaunak Sen
Episode 182
Director Shaunak Sen goes inside how he found and created the most innovative visual language of any film this year. A process that involved throwing…
3 years, 3 months ago
'Fire of Love' Director Sara Dosa & Producer Shane Boris
Episode 181
Director Sara Dosa and producer Shane Boris join Filmmaker Toolkit to discuss the formal and tonal choices they made in order to capture the adventur…
3 years, 4 months ago
'Is That Black Enough For You?' Dir. Elvis Mitchell
Episode 180
Film scholar and public radio fixture Elvis Mitchell speaks about directing "Is That Black Enough for You?!?" and why the 1970s were the greatest dec…
3 years, 4 months ago
'The Janes' Directors Tia Lessin and Emma Pildes
Episode 179
Directors Tia Lessin and Emma Pildes join Toolkit discuss the creative pillars holding up their documentary "The Janes," why it was important to make…
3 years, 4 months ago
'Tár' Director Todd Field
Episode 178
On this episode of Filmmaker Toolkit, Field talks about how he turned his unusual script about a famous conductor in personal and professional free f…
3 years, 4 months ago
'Last Flight Home' Dir. Ondi Timoner
Episode 177
"DIG!" and "We Live in Public" director Ondi Timoner joins Toolkit to discuss the unintentional road to "Last Flight Home" and the work of making the…
3 years, 4 months ago