“The Second Act Is Always a Challenge”: Editor Taryn Gould on Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
Nam June Paik: Moon is the Oldest TV In filmmaker Amanda Kim’s feature debut Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV, the revolutionary 20th century video artist is conjured through archival footage, interviews with collaborators and journal excerpts read…
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Chicago Director Rob Marshall on Its Legacy and Who He’d Cast as Roxie Today
Rob Marshall is one of Hollywood’s most innovative and impressive musical directors, helming everything from 2014’s Into the Woods to 2018’s Mary Poppins Returns to the highly anticipated The Little Mermaid, which is set to premiere this May. His immense…
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“I Was Struck by the Danger of Ideology”: Editor Keita Ideno on AUM: The Cult at the End of the World
AUM: The Cult at the End of the World, courtesy of Sundance Institute. The Japanese cult behind a deadly nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system in 1995 is the subject of AUM: The Cult at the End of…
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Fernando Carsa Discusses Making His Feature Film Debut in Paramount+’s At Midnight
It would be an understatement to say that 2023 has been off to a great start for Fernando Carsa. Just last week, the actor took to Twitter to announce the Season 3 renewal of his hit AppleTV+ show, Acapulco, in…
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Dave Franco Talks ‘Somebody I Used to Know’ and ‘The Afterparty’
From co-writer/director Dave Franco, the unconventional love story Somebody I Used to Know follows Ally (Alison Brie, who co-wrote the film with her husband), a reality TV producer who decides to return to her hometown with the hope of finding…
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“The Alexa Has a Wonderful Creaminess to Its Capture”: DP Scott Miller on A Little Prayer
A Little Prayer, courtesy of Sundance Institute. In writer-director Angus MacLachlan’s A Little Prayer, a father-son relationship becomes strained when family patriarch Bill (David Strathairn) discovers that his son David (Will Pullen) is cheating on his wife Tammy (Jane Levy).…
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‘To Live and Die and Live’ Cast on Having Next-Level Access Filming in Detroit
Making a film requires maximum passion, patience, and determination. Without those things, there’s a myriad of potential challenges on the path from script to screen that could do a production in -- in particular, an independent production. But fortunately, director…
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“The Complexity of Parenting Adults”: Editor Tricia Holmes on A Little Prayer
A Little Prayer, courtesy of Sundance Institute. Bill (David Strathairn) must confront his son David’s (Will Pullen) faltering faithfulness to his wife Tammy (Jane Levy) in A Little Prayer, the latest from writer-director Angus MacLachlan. However, before Bill can help…
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Jena Malone Says She Didn’t Know What the ‘F’ Was Going on in Consecration
A nun holds a crucifix, then notices her palm scarred. A body falls off a cliff. Elsewhere, a flock of nuns, eerily clad in white, walk counterclockwise in a circle in the garden. Swear to God—Consecration is high on the…
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Boots Riley on New Series ‘I’m a Virgo’ About a 13-Foot Tall Man in Oakland
In 2020, Prime Video picked up I’m a Virgo, a new, “absurdist, fantastical ride” and satirical series from Sorry to Bother You director, Boots Riley. Starring Emmy Award-winner Jharrel Jerome (When They See Us) as a 13-foot-tall man living in…
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“Music Became an Important Voice in the Storytelling”: Editor Beverly Mills on Poacher
Poacher, courtesy of Sundance Institute. The hunt for justice on the behalf of slaughtered elephants in India is the basis of Poacher, an eight episode limited series from Richie Mehta. A fledgling team of NGO workers, wildlife conservationists and passionate…
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Sailing Icon Jessica Watson on Adapting True Spirit
Australian Jessica Watson sailed into history as the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe alone and unassisted. She left Sydney Harbor in October 2009 at just 16 years old. Watson spent nearly three months at sea. Confronting raging storms, technical…
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