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J.C. Chandor was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his directorial debut Margin Call, which also won multiple awards including two Independent Spirit Awards. His two subsequent films, All Is Lost starring Robert Redford and A Most Violent Year with Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain, garnered huge critical acclaim as well as nominations from the Academy Awards, BAFTAs, Golden Globes, Independent Spirit Awards and Gotham Awards. He currently lives outside New York City with his wife, painter Cameron Goodyear, and their two children.

J.C. Chandor

Josh Mond is a writer, director, producer, and co-founder of Borderline Films. Mond’s breakthrough directorial debut, James White, which stars Christopher Abbott, Cynthia Nixon and Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi, premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival to rave reviews and took home the Sundance Next Audience Award. It was released by The Film Arcade on November 11. Mond, who also produced the critically acclaimed Martha Marcy May Marlene, was named one of Variety’s “Ten Producers to Watch” in 2011.

Josh Mond

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J.C. Chandor (Margin Call) Talks with Josh Mond (James White) for The Talkhouse Film Podcast

Michael Mohan’s new film, the erotic thriller <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09CSFX3NP/?ref=DVM_US_DL_SL_GO_AST_21VOYR_mkw_sTXIQHLhA-dc_pcrid_544725152548" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Voyeurs</a>, starring Sydney Sweeney, Justice Smith, Ben Hardy and Natasha Liu Bordizzo, is out now on Amazon Prime Video. Mohan received critical acclaim for his short film Pink Grapefruit, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival and won the Grand Jury Award for Narrative Short at SXSW Film Festival. He co-created and executive produced the Netflix original series Everything Sucks!, which he also directed. This ’90s-set coming-of-age series, which also stars Sydney Sweeney, became an instant cult favorite, as many LGBTQ+ youth across the globe still use it as a tool to help them come out to their parents. Additionally, Michael wrote and directed the independent film Save the Date starring Lizzy Caplan, Alison Brie, and Martin Starr, which premiered in competition at Sundance and later released by IFC Films. Previously, Michael was the senior coordinator at the Sundance Writing and Directing Labs, under Michelle Satter. Films developed during his time there include Taika Waititi&#8217;s Boy, Cary Fukunaga&#8217;s Sin Nombre, and Dee Rees&#8217; Pariah.

Michael Mohan

Michael Mohan (Save the Date) Talks John S. Rad’s Dangerous Men

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

Jim Hemphill (The Trouble with the Truth) Talks Greg Berlanti’s DC Comics TV Shows

Noah Segan is an actor who played a cowboy on the soap opera Days of our Lives. He&#8217;s appeared in movies like Brick, Deadgirl and Looper. His favorite actor is Warren Oates, who died, as Noah also plans to do one day. Blood Relatives, which he wrote, directed and stars in, is now <a href="https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/blood-relatives/cefde188a6f617b9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">streaming on Shudder</a>.

Noah Segan

Actor Noah Segan Talks Gabriel Clarke and John McKenna’s Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans

Trey Edward Shults is the writer, director and co-star of the 2015 award-winning film Krisha. The film premiered at SXSW where it received the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award, and had its international premiere at the Cannes Film Festival where it played in Semaine de la Critique. A24 acquired worldwide rights to Krisha, and also released Trey&#8217;s follow-up, the 2017 horror thriller It Comes at Night, starring Joel Edgerton, Christopher Abbott, Carmen Ejogo, Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Riley Keough. His latest film, the family drama <a href="https://a24films.com/films/waves" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Waves</a>, starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lucas Hedges, Taylor Russell and Sterling K. Brown, is now in theaters, also through A24.

Trey Edward Shults

Trey Edward Shults (Krisha) Talks Josh Mond’s James White

Alison Bagnall is the writer/director of New York Times Critics’ Pick The Dish &amp; the Spoon, starring Greta Gerwig and Olly Alexander (from the band Years &amp; Years), which premiered at SXSW in 2012. She returned to SXSW this year with <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ifp-screen-forward-presents-funny-bunny-tickets-19274372166" target="_blank">Funny Bunny</a>, starring Alexander, Kentucker Audley (Christmas, Again) and Joslyn Jensen (Without). Her first feature as co-writer, Buffalo 66, is still an indie favorite.

Alison Bagnall

Alison Bagnall (Funny Bunny) Talks Adam Bhala Lough’s Hot Sugar’s Cold World

Jeff Reichert is an Academy Award-winning filmmaker and critic based in Brooklyn.

Jeff Reichert

Jeff Reichert (Remote Area Medical) Talks Laurent Bécue-Renard’s Of Men and War

Joe Lynch is a director working in various film genres, from horror to action to comedy (both intentional and unintentional). His feature credits include Everly with Salma Hayek, Knights of Badassdom starring Peter Dinklage, Steve Zahn and Ryan Kwanten, the anthology film Chillerama, and Wrong Turn 2 with Henry Rollins. Lynch also co-stars and executive produces the TV show Holliston and co-hosts the popular podcast The Movie Crypt on Geek Nation with fellow filmmaker Adam Green (Hatchet). He loves jump cuts, practical blood and making his days.

Joe Lynch

Joe Lynch (Everly) Talks Sam Mendes’ Spectre

Catherine Hardwicke is best known as the director of Twilight, which launched the worldwide blockbuster franchise, The Twilight Saga. She also directed Miss You Already, Red Riding Hood, Lords of Dogtown, Miss Bala, and the critically acclaimed Thirteen, which won numerous international awards. Hardwicke has also ventured into television, directing episodes of This is Us, Hell on Wheels, Low Winter Sun and the pilots of Reckless and EyeWitness, and her latest show, Don&#8217;t Look Deeper, a new series for Quibi, is forthcoming later this year. She started as an architect and then went on to production design over 20 films by directors such as Richard Linklater, David O. Russell and Cameron Crowe. (Photo by Nick Wall)

Catherine Hardwicke

Catherine Hardwicke (Miss You Already) Talks Broadening Out from the Pale Male Gaze

Terence Nance is an Artist, Musician, and Filmmaker born in Dallas, Texas in what was then referred to as the State-Thomas community. Nance wrote, directed, scored, and starred in his first feature film, <a href="http://ofherbeauty.com">An Oversimplification of Her Beauty,</a> which premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and was released theatrically in 2013. In 2014, he was named a Guggenheim Fellow. In the summer of 2018, Terence’s Peabody award-winning television series Random Acts of Flyness debuted on HBO to great critical acclaim, and was renewed for a second season by the network. His latest release as a musician, Vortex+, came out in early 2025.

Terence Nance

Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty) Talks Gaspar Noé’s Love

Julia Pott is a British illustrator and animator based in Los Angeles. She completed her MA in Animation at the Royal College of Art and her short films have screened at festivals including Sundance and SXSW.  She was named one of Filmmaker&#8216;s 25 New Faces and an Indie Film Breakout by Indiewire. She is an ADC Young Gun and a YCN Professional Award Winner.  Her clients include Bat for Lashes, Hermes, J. Crew, Madewell, Oreo, Rachel Antonoff and Toyota. She is currently developing a short with Cartoon Network.

Julia Pott

Julia Pott (My First Crush) Talks Steve Martino’s The Peanuts Movie

Scott Cummings is a Buffalo-born, New York-based filmmaker. In 2014, he was named one of Filmmaker magazine’s <a href="http://filmmakermagazine.com/people/scott-cummings/#.U8hqUIBdVu4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">25 New Faces of Independent Film</a>. He received his MFA in Film Directing at the California Institute of the Arts and currently makes a living as a commercial editor. His work has screened at MOMA, BAMcinemaFest, Visions du Reel, CPH:DOX, Chicago Underground Film Fest, the Centre Georges Pompidou and more. His film Buffalo Juggalos was awarded the Grand Jury Prize for Live Action Short at the 2014 AFI Fest and his debut feature, <a href="https://www.monumentreleasing.com/realm-of-satan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Realm of Satan</a>, premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival and is in theaters now, including a <a href="https://metrograph.com/film/?vista_film_id=9999004444" target="_blank" rel="noopener">special screening at Metrograph</a> in New York City on September 20.