Filmwax Radio

Nov 01 2024 25 ep. 58 mins 1.2k
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Interviews with luminaries from the indie & arthouse film industry.

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Ep 828: Alan Rudolph • Carrie Rickey

Nov 01 2024 79 mins  
The indie filmmaker Alan Rudolph ("Choose Me", "Trouble in Mind") makes his first appearance on the podcast. His 1999 film, originally written for his mentor Bob Altman to direct but ended up in his hands some years later. That film is"Breakfast of Champions" and, after 25 years, is returning to theaters. The film was adapted from the unadaptable novel by Kurt Vonnegut, and stars B

Ep 827: Local Voices with Lee Hirsch & Houston King

Oct 31 2024 42 mins  
In this special episode, I welcome documentary filmmaker Lee Hirsch ("Bully") and producer Houston King ("The Hero", "Computer Chess") who together founded the political action committee —or PAC— Local Voices. In our conversation we discuss the Local Voices' vision that goes into their impactful campaigns, produced and aired in battleground states like Pennsylvania. I'm includi

Ep 826: Stacey Abrams & Kristi Jacobson • Mark Cousins

Oct 25 2024 47 mins  
Politician and voter suppression activist Stacey Abrams is joined by her co-producer Kristi Jacobson regarding a new documentary they have, along with Selena Gomez, made called "Louder: The Soundtrack of Change" which is available on Max. The documentary is a celebration of music and rallying cry across generations, genres, anchored by female icons whose songs and activism inspired

Ep 825: Dan Partland • Rebecca Richman Cohen & Kev Jodrey

Oct 21 2024 63 mins  
The documentary filmmaker Dan Partland makes his first appearance on the podcast. From the filmmakers of the critically-acclaimed blockbuster "#Unfit: The Psychology of Donald Trump", which grossed over $2.5 million, has been viewed by millions, and was nominated for the IDA Documentary Awards Video Source Award Director, producer, and writer Partland and producer Art Horan are bac

Ep 824: Heidi Levitt

Oct 11 2024 47 mins  
Walk with Me is the journey of Charlie Hess and his wife, episode guest Heidi Levitt, as they learn to live with his Early-Onset Alzheimer’s disease. Over four years of filming with Heidi as director and care partner, they crisscross the country, redefining how life will be lived to its fullest. Charlie’s charm, warmth, and appeal take center stage, illuminating a story of love

Ep 823: Kevin Smith • Jonathan Burkhart

Oct 05 2024 72 mins  
The iconic filmmaker Kevin Smith ("Clerks", "Mallrats") makes his first appearance on Filmwax Radio to briefly discuss his latest film "The 4:30 Movie" which is available on digital platforms. During the summer of 1986, three 16-year-old buddies spend their Saturdays sneaking into movies at the local cineplex. When one of the guys invites the girl of his dreams to see an R-rated fi

Ep 822: Julia Loktev & Michael Taylor

Oct 02 2024 47 mins  
Returning to the podcast filmmaker Julia Loktev ("The Loneliest Planet", "Day Night Day Night") and the editor Michael Taylor. The two have a new documentary project called "My Undesirable Friends: Part 1 — Last Air in Moscow" which is broken into 5 episodes and is screening as part of the New York Film Festival's main slate. This from the New York Film Festival website: Amer

Ep 821: Erik Nelson • Emily Packer

Sep 27 2024 65 mins  
The filmmaker Erik Nelson is the guest in the first segment. Erik has a new documentary coming out about called "Daytime Revolution". For one extraordinary week beginning on February 14, 1972, the Revolution was televised. "Daytime Revolution" takes us back in time to the week that John Lennon and Yoko Ono descended upon a Philadelphia broadcasting studio to co-host the iconic "Mik

Ep 820: Haroula Rose • Julia Greenberg & Diana Dilworth

Sep 20 2024 71 mins  
Filmmakers Julia Greenberg & Diana Dilworth have a new documentary about the songwriter Dory Previn called "Dory Previn: On My Way to Where". And Haroula Rose returns to Filmwax to discuss her new feature, a comedy, called "All Happy Families" which premieres theatrically this weekend.

Ep 819: Neil McGregor

Sep 07 2024 57 mins  
The director of a new documentary "Hinckley: I Shot The President", Neil McGregor is the guest. In March 1981, inspired by a dangerous obsession with the film "Taxi Driver" and actress Jodie Foster, a man named John Hinckley tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan. The attack shocked the world and forever changed American history. Found not guilty by reason of insanity, Hi