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Jeanie Finlay Talks with Penelope Spheeris (Wayne’s World) for The Talkhouse Film Podcast

Podcast
By Jeanie Finlay | February 7, 2017
By Jeanie Finlay | February 7, 2017

Jeanie Finlay Talks with Penelope Spheeris (Wayne’s World) for The Talkhouse Film Podcast

To mark the 25th anniversary re-release of Wayne's World, Finlay talks with the film's director about its legacy, music docs, Trump and more.

Films to Watch When Everything is Shit

Film
By Orlando von Einsiedel | January 25, 2017
By Orlando von Einsiedel | January 25, 2017

Films to Watch When Everything is Shit

The award-winning director of Virunga and The White Helmets on the movies, both fiction and doc, that can restore hope in all of us.

What We Learned Following a Trump-Supporting West Virginia Miner and an Immigrant Community Organizer on Election Day

Film
By Elaine McMillion Sheldon | January 20, 2017
By Elaine McMillion Sheldon | January 20, 2017

What We Learned Following a Trump-Supporting West Virginia Miner and an Immigrant Community Organizer on Election Day

Elaine McMillion Sheldon and Martha Shane share their experiences filming subjects on Election Day for the documentary 11/8/16.

The Incredible True Story of How My Leonard Cohen Movie Was Destroyed – and Then Resurrected Almost 40 Years Later

Film
By Tony Palmer | January 17, 2017
By Tony Palmer | January 17, 2017

The Incredible True Story of How My Leonard Cohen Movie Was Destroyed – and Then Resurrected Almost 40 Years Later

Director Tony Palmer discusses the dramatic history behind the making, unmaking and restoring of his film Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire.

How I Hit Rock Bottom in Reality TV and Found Myself as a Feminist Filmmaker

Film
By Dana Michelle Cook | January 12, 2017
By Dana Michelle Cook | January 12, 2017

How I Hit Rock Bottom in Reality TV and Found Myself as a Feminist Filmmaker

Dana Michelle Cook explains how an incident at a girls beauty pageant sparked the decision to transform her life and the work she was making.

Moving the Cultural Dial When Your “Issue” Has Been Hijacked

Film
By Eric Juhola | January 3, 2017
By Eric Juhola | January 3, 2017

Moving the Cultural Dial When Your “Issue” Has Been Hijacked

Eric Juhola, director of Growing Up Coy, on the need to focus on the human story behind the headlines in social issue documentaries.

Specters of the Past: Revisiting October Country in Post-Election America

Film
By Donal Mosher | December 16, 2016
By Donal Mosher | December 16, 2016

Specters of the Past: Revisiting October Country in Post-Election America

Donal Mosher looks back at the documentary portrait he made of his family, and is faced with the question of whether it represents Trump voters.

The Thing I Love About Documentary Filmmaking (That Took Me 25 Years to Discover)

Film
By Lou Pepe | December 9, 2016
By Lou Pepe | December 9, 2016

The Thing I Love About Documentary Filmmaking (That Took Me 25 Years to Discover)

Lou Pepe, the co-director of Lost in La Mancha, on staring, compassion fatigue and his new documentary, The Bad Kids.

Why Trump’s Victory Made Me Decide to Go Make Movies in Mexico

Film
By Jade Porter | November 29, 2016
By Jade Porter | November 29, 2016

Why Trump’s Victory Made Me Decide to Go Make Movies in Mexico

Filmmaker Jade Porter on why the result of the presidential election prompted her to fulfill a long-held dream to live south of the border.

Burner Phones and Email Encryption: Protecting Documentary Sources in a Surveillance State

Film
By Sonia Kennebeck | November 11, 2016
By Sonia Kennebeck | November 11, 2016

Burner Phones and Email Encryption: Protecting Documentary Sources in a Surveillance State

Investigative documentary filmmaker Sonia Kennebeck shares her experiences making National Bird in a post-Edward Snowden world.

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