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BAMcinemaFest Takeover: Amy Berg (Prophet’s Prey) Talks Liz Garbus’ What Happened, Miss Simone?

By Amy Berg | June 26, 2015

BAMcinemaFest Takeover: Amy Berg (Prophet’s Prey) Talks Liz Garbus’ What Happened, Miss Simone?

One Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker writes about the work of another, the portrait of a brilliant, complex and troubled musical icon.

BAMcinemaFest Takeover: Patrick Wang (The Grief of Others) Talks Jonathan Demme’s A Master Builder

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By Patrick Wang | June 25, 2015

BAMcinemaFest Takeover: Patrick Wang (The Grief of Others) Talks Jonathan Demme’s A Master Builder

A piece of classic theater is reimagined by longtime collaborators, and reframed by a stunning new acting talent.

BAMcinemaFest Takeover: Stephen Cone (Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party) Talks David Gordon Green’s Manglehorn

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By Stephen Cone | June 24, 2015

BAMcinemaFest Takeover: Stephen Cone (Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party) Talks David Gordon Green’s Manglehorn

A filmmaker who has found the perfect balance between stylistic and character-driven elements elicits the latest great Al Pacino performance.

BAMcinemaFest Takeover: Stephen Winter (Jason and Shirley) Talks Lou Howe’s Gabriel

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By Stephen Winter | June 23, 2015

BAMcinemaFest Takeover: Stephen Winter (Jason and Shirley) Talks Lou Howe’s Gabriel

A film about a troubled, lost young man finds a deep resonance for a writer-director who himself had times of struggle.

BAMcinemaFest Takeover: Trey Edward Shults (Krisha) Talks Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy’s The Tribe

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By Trey Edward Shults | June 22, 2015

BAMcinemaFest Takeover: Trey Edward Shults (Krisha) Talks Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy’s The Tribe

What do you do if you're in a post-Cannes funk? Well, watching a truly great piece of cinema can prove the perfect pick-me-up.

BAMcinemaFest Takeover: Amanda Rose Wilder (Approaching the Elephant) Talks Ryan McGarry’s Code Black

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By Amanda Rose Wilder | June 25, 2014

BAMcinemaFest Takeover: Amanda Rose Wilder (Approaching the Elephant) Talks Ryan McGarry’s Code Black

Code Black, Ryan McGarry's documentary about doctors in training at Los Angeles County Hospital, and my film Approaching the Elephant...

BAMcinemaFest Takeover: John Magary (The Mend) Talks Mike Judge’s Silicon Valley

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By John Magary | June 24, 2014

BAMcinemaFest Takeover: John Magary (The Mend) Talks Mike Judge’s Silicon Valley

Were it not for its boyish, entrepreneurial spirit, Silicon Valley might be too depressing to bear.

BAMcinemaFest Takeover: Mike Cahill (I Origins) Talks James Ward Byrkit’s Coherence

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By Mike Cahill | June 23, 2014

BAMcinemaFest Takeover: Mike Cahill (I Origins) Talks James Ward Byrkit’s Coherence

Set on the night of the passing of Miller's Comet, Coherence is about a dinner party for a group of eight friends...

BAMcinemaFest Takeover: Ignatiy Vishnevetsky (Ellie Lumme) Talks Moving From Film Critic to Filmmaker

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By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky | June 21, 2014

BAMcinemaFest Takeover: Ignatiy Vishnevetsky (Ellie Lumme) Talks Moving From Film Critic to Filmmaker

Before I became a critic, I made small, gutless films in which nothing really happened, most of which no one will ever see...

BAMcinemaFest Takeover: Zachary Wigon (The Heart Machine) Talks Lav Diaz’s Norte, the End of History

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By Zachary Wigon | June 20, 2014

BAMcinemaFest Takeover: Zachary Wigon (The Heart Machine) Talks Lav Diaz’s Norte, the End of History

One of the great paradoxes – and ironies – of cinema is that, despite the fact that the medium is built around...