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Emmy Award winner and Grammy Award–nominated comedian David Cross cocreated the critically acclaimed HBO sketch comedy show Mr. Show with Bob and David, which received three Emmy Award nominations. He also appeared as Tobias Fünke on Arrested Development. More recently, Cross was the creator, writer, producer, and star of IFC&#8217;s The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret. He has appeared in more than 35 films. His debut feature as writer/director, Hits, premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.

David Cross

Your favorite musicians, filmmakers, and other creative minds one-on-one. No moderator, no script, no typical questions. The Talkhouse Podcast offers unique insights into creative work from all genres and generations. <a href="https://pod.link/Talkhouse" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Subscribe now</a>, and explore more illuminating shows on the <a href="https://talkhouse.com/category/podcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Talkhouse Podcast Network.</a>

Talkhouse Podcast

Podcast

David Cross Talks with Jean Grae and Fabrizio Moretti (The Strokes) for the Talkhouse Podcast

Victoria Negri is a Brooklyn-based filmmaker and actor. Her directorial debut, <a href="http://goldstar-film.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gold Star</a>, which she also wrote and stars in, world premiered at the Buffalo International Film Festival in October 2016, where it won the Audience Award, was released theatrically in fall 2017, and is currently available through Amazon Prime. Negri is currently in development on her second feature as writer-director, Ultra.

Victoria Negri

Film

A Ghost Story and My Own Ghosts of the Past

Mike Figgis is the renowned filmmaker and musician whose career began with the People Show in the 1970s. His film credits include Stormy Monday, Internal Affairs, Miss Julie, Timecode and Hotel. He received Oscar nominations for Best Director and Best Screenplay for Leaving Las Vegas. His photographs have been displayed at galleries throughout the world, and he has created installations for gallery spaces. His latest work, <a href="https://megadoc.utopia.film/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Megadoc</a>, a documentary chronicling the making of Francis Ford Coppola&#8217;s epic film Megalopolis, is out now in theaters. Mike is currently in pre-production on a TV series.

Mike Figgis

Mike Figgis on How Procrastination Led Him to a Screenwriting Epiphany (and to Write His New Book)

Steve Lippman aka FLIP directed music short films/videos/documentaries for David Bowie, Laurie Anderson, Dolly Parton, Rosanne Cash, Esperanza Spalding, Jorge Drexler, Joe Henry,  Carly Simon, Bette Midler, and more. His work screened at film festivals worldwide, including Cannes, London, Berlin, Tribeca, and Denver. Imagery from his music films featured in major concert tours for David Bowie, Rosanne Cash and Dolly Parton. Flip directed Behind the Lid, a feature-length film version of the acclaimed theatrical experience co-created by avant-garde playwright/performer Lee Nagrin and master puppeteer/performer Basil Twist. The film premiered at BAM.

Steve Lippman

The ’70s Seen: Milo&scirc; Forman’s Taking Off

Bruce LaBruce is a filmmaker, writer, photographer and artist based in Toronto, Canada. Recently there have been retrospectives of his films at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto and at MoMA in New York City. His latest feature, The Misandrists, will be released in 2018.

Bruce LaBruce

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Little Darlings

The Best Moments of Spring 2017 on the Talkhouse Podcast

Mark Pariselli is a writer and director based in Toronto. He graduated magna cum laude from York University with a BFA in Film Production. Retrospective programs of his short films have been presented in Toronto, Sicily, New York City and Montreal. He is currently developing his first feature. Go to <a href="http://markpariselli.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">markpariselli.com</a> for more info.

Mark Pariselli

How Gregg Araki’s Nowhere Helped Me Survive Adolescence (and Find Myself as a Filmmaker)

An award-winning filmmaker who has worked for both Hollywood and in the indie world, Charles Lane has made feature films in several genres. His debut feature film, Sidewalk Stories won 13 International awards and has become a global darling, and is still playing in indie theaters throughout Europe. His leaning, it appears, has been in comedy. He is currently crowdfunding his latest project, the web series PleaseDateMeNow.com, on <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1267459917/please-date-me-nowcom" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kickstarter</a>.

Charles Lane

The Big Sick and My Own History with Interracial Marriage

Jim Hemphill is the writer and director of the award-winning film <a href="https://www.facebook.com/troublewiththetruth/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/troublewiththetruth/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1567688259834000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEfdWVn5INQ2VaFYkDfqCAJ1hDMVw">The Trouble With the Truth</a>, which is currently streaming on <a href="https://amzn.to/2Q20O6F" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://amzn.to/2Q20O6F&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1567688259834000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE0fujkM407hiTH5e2ZBjQK8VSaCA">Amazon Prime</a> and other platforms. He has written about movies and television for Filmmaker magazine, American Cinematographer and Film Comment, and is the author of The Art and Craft of TV Directing: Conversations with Episodic Television Directors. He also serves as a film historian at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and has contributed audio commentaries to DVDs and Blu-rays for Indicator, Shout Factory, the BFI, and other home video labels. His website is <a href="http://www.jimhemphillfilms.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.jimhemphillfilms.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1567688259834000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHaS2u3V0GTADaZ-lbaGzXANhioeQ">www.jimhemphillfilms.com</a>.

Jim Hemphill

Second Screen: NCIS: New Orleans is the Rio Bravo of Police Procedurals (No, Really)

Jeffrey Reddick shot to horror fame with the creation of the horror classic Final Destination, which spawned four sequels and has earned over $650 million dollars at the worldwide box office. Reddick has sold, or optioned, more than 25 projects for film and television and has produced more than 12. Jeffrey’s most recent film, Dead Awake, was released in May 2017. Other produced credits include Lionsgate’s thriller Tamara and the remake of George Romero’s classic Day of the Dead. Jeffrey is making the move into directing and is currently developing The Horror Show and a feature version of his 2014 short film Good Samaritan.

Jeffrey Reddick

The True Meaning of Diversity (From the Perspective of a Biracial, Gay Genre Filmmaker)

Rian Johnson is the writer and director responsible for the films Brick, The Brothers Bloom and Looper. In addition he has directed several episodes of the TV show Breaking Bad, one episode of Terriers, and the performance film The Life of the World to Come for the band The Mountain Goats.

Rian Johnson

Rian Johnson (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) Talks with Ana Lily Amirpour (The Bad Batch) for the Talkhouse Podcast

Josh Tickell is a Sundance award-winning film director and bestselling author. Josh co-directed the 2017 release, Good Fortune, the rags to riches biopic of Paul Mitchell and Patron cofounder, John Paul DeJoria, which is out June 23 in theaters and available on iTunes from August. Tickell’s forthcoming book, Kiss the Ground – How The Food You Eat Can Reverse Climate Change, Heal Your Body and Save the World, hits stores in December 2017; the companion movie, Kiss the Ground, will be released in 2018. Tickell’s movies have been shown in the White House, selected as a New York Times Critics’ Pick and shortlisted for an Oscar. He has spoken at more than 100 different colleges globally. He has been a guest on such shows as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Good Morning America, Morning Joe and The Today Show.
Rebecca Harrell Tickell’s documentaries include Pump, narrated by Jason Bateman, The Big Fix (an Official Selection of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival), and Fuel, the 2008 Sundance Award-winning documentary about America’s addiction to oil. At 9 years of age, Harrell Tickell was called &#8220;a plucky schemer always working an angle&#8221; by Roger Ebert, commenting on her starring role in Prancer, the 1989 MGM Christmas classic with Sam Elliott. As a filmmaker, musician, activist, public speaker and author, she is committed to telling stories that change the lives of people who are affected by environmental issues. Harrell Tickell penned the book Hot, Rich and Green!, about redefining feminism and the role of women in the environmental movement. Harrell Tickell is the co-owner of and powerhouse behind the Big Picture Ranch.