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Special Cannes Podcast: Director Maxence Voiseux & Producer Élise Hug Of GABIN (2026)
Season 4
From the opening scene of the brilliant film, GABIN (2026), which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this year, it was clear you were in the hands…
1 month ago
Special Cannes Podcast: Alain Furcajg Of RETURN TO BRITTANY
Season 4
What's it like taking a film that's 70% finished to the Cannes Film Market? Filmmaker Alain Furcajg joins me today to talk about that very question a…
1 month ago
Special Cannes Podcast: 鄒靜 Zou Jing Of A GIRL UNKNOWN (2026)
Season 4
A GIRL UNKNOWN (2026), which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, succeeds on multiple levels: as a work of art about the struggle of life and the …
1 month ago
Dawood Hilmandi
Season 4 Episode 27
The word paikar is Persian for "war" or "warrior" and what you're getting from a documentary of the same name is war, of a sort, but layered among so…
1 month, 1 week ago
Indie Film Highlight: FOUR LETTER WORDS (2000)
Season 4
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Every Sunday, I'll post a quick video -- and podcast -- about an indie film from at least a year ago. Today's film: FOUR…
1 month, 1 week ago
Vanessa Esteves
Season 4 Episode 26
The kind of filmmaking that my guest, Vanessa Esteves, does is all encompassing -- job, hobby, passion. And that shows through in her latest work, CH…
1 month, 1 week ago
Wall Street Journal Entertainment Reporter Ben Fritz
Season 4 Episode 25
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If you're looking to understand the business of film, let me suggest listening to Ben Fritz, who covers entertainment fo…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Indie Film Highlight: LAST SUMMER (2023)
Season 4
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Every Sunday, I'll post a quick video -- and podcast -- about an indie film from at least a year ago. Today's film: LAST…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Brandyn Johnson
Season 4 Episode 24
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The film SEAWEED SNACKS (2026), which screened at Slamdance this year, was so moving for me as a father that I wanted to…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Suki Chan
Season 4 Episode 23
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The words "artist, writer, and director" that my guest, filmmaker Suki Chan, uses to describe herself, do not come close…
1 month, 3 weeks ago