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"The Farewell" Director Lulu Wang Jan 02, 2020

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Lulu Wang on learning not to compromise her voice, how and why she used widescreen long takes, shooting in China, her next sci-fi project, and her real life grandma.

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"Little Women" Director Greta Gerwig Dec 26, 2019

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Gerwig goes deep into the process, craft and inspiration behind her remarkable adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women."

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"1917" Director Sam Mendes & Cinematographer Roger Deakins Dec 23, 2019

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Deakins and Mendes talk about shooting their new WWI film so it was experienced as one-long take.

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Quentin Tarantino with "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" Cinematographer Robert Richardson Dec 20, 2019

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Tarantino talks about about falling in love with Richardson and the unusual circumstances in which he hired him to shoot "Kill Bill." While the two collaborators breakdown their most recent film "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood." Recorded at Camerimage in Poland, where Tarantino and Richardson were honored for their work together.

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"Uncut Gems" Directors Josh & Benny Safdie Dec 17, 2019

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The Safdie Brothers break down their improbable 10 year journey to making "Uncut Gems," working their way through a handful of different NBA stars (including Kobe Bryant), while "earning their stripes" and learning how to tell a story of this scale. What it meant to go union, how famed cinematographer Darius Khondji helped shape the project and sound mixer Skip Lievsay introduced them to incredible possibilities with sound.

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"A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood" Director Marielle Heller Dec 13, 2019

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How Heller emotionally grounded a story about Mr. Rogers and made it her own.

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"Knives Out" Director Rian Johnson [SPOILERS] Dec 05, 2019

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Spoiler Warning: Rian Johnson gets into the nuts and bolts of how he built his modern day Agatha Christie whodunit, the murder mystery "Knives Out."

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"Waves" Director Trey Edward Shults Nov 22, 2019

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Trey talks about writing / scoring Waves to Frank Ocean, Kayne West and Animal Collective, while mining his personal story of grief, as we break down the color, sound and movement of his remarkable third film.

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"American Factory" Directors Julia Reichert & Steven Bognar Nov 19, 2019

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The duo behind the Netflix's "American Factory" share their insight into how documentary filmmakers can gain trust and access, crafting story, and how they shot this remarkable film.

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"Marriage Story" Director Noah Baumbach Nov 14, 2019

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