IndieWire's Filmmaker Toolkit
Chris O'Falt
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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Nov 21, 2016 • 33min
Arrival Screenwriter Eric Heisserer
Eric Heisserer talks about adapting Ted Chiang's "Story of Your Life" -- a short story many thought was un-adoptable for the big screen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 11, 2016 • 42min
"The Witch" Director Robert Eggers
Eggers on how he blended genre and history to create the best horror film of the year and why he's remaking “Nosferatu.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 4, 2016 • 30min
Paul Verhoeven
The great director talks about his new film "Elle," Isabelle Huppert and how his career as Hollywood director ("Showgirls," Starship Troopers," "Robocop") is starting to be reconsidered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 28, 2016 • 1h
"OJ: Made in America" Director Ezra Edelman
Ezra Edelman discusses how he used the story of OJ Simpson to explore race in American. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 21, 2016 • 32min
"Moonlight" Director Barry Jenkins
Writer/Director Barry Jenkins discusses "Moonlight," his second feature and easily one of the best films of the year. Then IndieWire's Kate Erbland stops by to talk about "Billy Lynn's Long Half Time Walk" and how shooting at 120 frames per second alters movie watching and movie making. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 14, 2016 • 39min
"Fire at Sea" Director Gianfranco Rosi
Gianfranco's Rosi is one best filmmakers we aren't paying enough attention to here in the US, but that's about to change as his new film "Fire at Sea" is considered a frontrunner for an Oscar nomination. The film, which won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, is a look at a small Italian island caught in the middle of Europe's refugee crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 7, 2016 • 27min
Kelly Reichardt
Kelly Reichardt talks about her new film "Certain Women," starring Kristen Stewart and Michelle Williams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 30, 2016 • 38min
NYFF: Hamilton & Rivette
One of the big premieres at this year's New York Film Festival is "Hamilton's America," a behind-the-scenes look at Lin Manuel Miranda's search for the history behind his hit musical. Director Alex Horwitz stops by to talk about shadowing Miranda from mixtape to superstar. Afterwards we visit with NYFF's Dennis Lim to discuss Jacques Rivette and the discovery of three of his first shorts, which are playing at the fest. Finally, a recommendation for a new movie every filmmaker should see. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 16, 2016 • 27min
Andrea Arnold on "American Honey"
Director Andrea Arnold ("Fish Tank") discusses making her new film "American Honey." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 8, 2016 • 40min
"The Night Of" Location Manager
The HBO mini-series "The Night Of" is a near perfect use of location shooting. This week we talk to location manager Shane Haden about working with creator Steven Zaillian to create this unique portrait of New York City and the criminal justice system. Shane also brings us behind the scenes of what's involved with being a location manager, the challenges of shooting in NYC and how he got his start. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
