2022 Oscar Best Screenplay Nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal on Finding Space in The Lost Daughter Oscar nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut with The Lost Daughter, which she adapted from Elena Ferrante’s novel, is an assured and poetic reflection on secrets spoken out loud.
Billie Eilish Doc Director R.J. Cutler on Capturing the Artist make when he met with global superstar Billie Eilish and her family at their home in Highland Park, California. He wanted to direct a documentary on Billie's rise to stardom and adulthood in the style of vérité, a candid realism technique used in his award-winning docu-series American High.
Jeymes Samuel’s Musical Prowess Takes Center-Stage in “The Harder They Fall” Director-Producer-Screenwriter Jeymes Samuel has never had a problem wearing multiple hats. The multi-hyphenate creative tackled an astonishing five positions for his feature film debut, The Harder They Fall.
Michael Showalter Helms Podcast Sensation “The Shrink Next Door” for Apple TV+ Writer and Director Michael Showalter, best known for the satirical comedy Wet Hot American Summer, continues his renaissance of dramatic retellings of stories based on real people with Apple TV+'s The Shrink Next Door.
Will Sharpe on Uncovering the Electricity in Louis Wain’s Life In "The Electrical Life of Louis Wain," director Will Sharpe finds a kinetic energy to tenderly and empathically visualize the experience of an odd yet brilliant artist.
Emmy Nominee Gary Yost on Inside COVID 19 For Emmy nominee Gary Yost, that was far from the case as he crafted his fascinating documentary, Inside COVID19. With its immersive 3D animation — captured through an Oculus VR headset — Inside COVID19 chronicles the erratic journey of the COVID19 pandemic.
Emmy Nominated Director Steve James on Capturing Chicago in Nat Geo’s City So Real With National Geographic’s City So Real, filmmaker Steve James deftly highlights the voices of a variety of Chicagoans with the vast array of candidates in the 2019 Chicago mayoral race.
3 Time Emmy Winner Michael Cheeseman on Life Below Zero & His Latest Nomination Cinematographer Michael Cheeseman has become accustomed to two things in recent years: the minus-thirty-degree temperatures of the Alaskan wilderness and the warm glow of the red carpet on Emmy night. Chees... Read More...
Emmy Nominee Mark Mylod Behind Succession’s Season 2 Finale “This Is Not For Tears” Outside of Succession creator, producer, showrunner Jesse Armstrong, no one has had a greater impact on Succession than Emmy nominated director and producer Mark Mylod. The veteran director has helmed eight of... Read More...
Leslie Iwerks Discusses Her Disney Legacy & The Making of “The Imagineering Story” We spoke to producer and director of THE IMAGINEERING STORY, Leslie Iwerks, ahead of Emmy nominations, discussing the expansive process of building the well-reviewed series that was originally envisioned as a ninety minute film.
