Note: this podcast contains explicit content. Writer-director-actor Alex Heller (The Year Between) talks with Jack about the dangers of being labeled &#8220;gifted&#8221; as a child, her mental health struggles, being misprescribed Adderall as a teen, working with Steve Buscemi and J. Smith-Cameron, and social anxiety. Watch out for her new short film, Debaters, which will premiere as…

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Hiam Abbass can currently be seen in the new war drama <a href="https://kinolorber.com/film/atonement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Atonement</a>, also starring Boyd Holbrook and Kenneth Branagh, which is now in theaters. She recently starred opposite Jeremy Irons in Palestine 36, and appeared as a series regular on HBO’s Succession and recurring on Hulu’s Ramy and The Old Man for FX. Her other television credits include The Promise, The State and The OA. Her extensive feature film credits include Munich (2005), The Lemon Tree (2008), The Visitor (2008), Amreeka (2009), Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) and Blade Runner 2049 (2017), amongst many others. She also worked as a creative consultant and acting coach on Alejandro G. Iñárritu Babel and Steven Spielberg’s Munich. She made her directorial feature film debut with The Inheritance in 2012, and has since written and directed an additional three short films: Le Pain, Le Danse Eternelle and Le Donne Della Vucciria.

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Jess Williamson is a singer-songwriter based in Texas. Her latest record, A Mile South of Heaven, is out now on New West. 
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Synthesist and composer Emily A. Sprague bridges intuitive sonic structures and expressive songwriting, yielding expansive terrains that are immediate and immersive. From early experimentation with guitar and keyboard as a teen, Sprague went on to form indie band Florist in the early 2010s, gaining a devoted audience. After a series of celebrated EPs, Florist went on to record five studio albums, immediately recognizable for their intimate world-building and Sprague’s emotive vocals.
Emily’s latest solo record, Cyano, is out now on RVNG Intl.

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Hannah Pruzinsky (they) is a musician and creative based in Queens, NY. Hannah is also a co-editor and creator of the New York City show paper, GUNK. The latest h. pruz record, Red sky at morning, is out now.

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