Filmwax Radio Adam Schartoff
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- TV & Film
Interviews with luminaries from the indie & arthouse film industry.
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Ep 807: Vanessa Hope • Lynne Sachs
First time to the podcast, filmmaker Vanessa Hope has a new documentary about Taiwan and the election of their first female president called "Invisible Nation". The film opens Friday, 5/31 at the Quad Cinema NYC. Also, DCTV's Firehouse Cinema in downtown NYC is showing a retrospective of frequent Filmwax guest, Lynne Sachs' experimental films from June 7 —11. Lynne comes on to discuss.
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Ep 806: Tom Tykwer • Jason Butler Harner
Sony Pictures Classics is bringing back a 4K restored "Run, Lola, Run" right around its 25th anniversary. The director Tom Tykwer is the guest. Also, actor Jason Butler Harner discusses his latest project, an indie film called "The Big Bend" wihich is enjoying a theatrical run.
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Ep 805: Alison O’Daniel • Kelley Vickery
The documentary filmmaker Alison O'Daniel makes her first appearance on the podcast to discuss her film "The Tuba Thieves" which will have its broadcast premiere on Independent Lens (PBS) on May 20th. The central mystery of this unconventional documentary isn’t about theft; it’s about the nature of sound itself. Also, the Artistic Director and Founder of the Berkshires International Film Festival, Kelley Vickery, returns to the podcast to discuss this year's festival May 30th through June 2nd.
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Ep 804: Adam Gopnik • James Hamilton, DW Young & Judith Mizrachy
The New Yorker magazine contributor Adam Gopnik has a new book called "All That Happiness Is: Some Words on What Matters" currently available where books are sold. Also, the team behind a new documentary about photojournalist James Hamilton, DW Young & Judith Mizrachy are back on Filmwax. They are joined by their subject, Hamilton. Their film is currently on digital platforms.
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Ep 803: Karen Allen & William Sadler • Maren Poitras
Actor Karen Allen returns to the podcast with actor William Sadler. The two co-star in the indie drama "A Stage of Twilight" which is now available on the streamers. Also, documentary filmmaker Maren Poitras discusses her new film "Finding the Money" which begins its theatrical at the Quad Cinema in NYC on Friday, 5/4.
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Ep 802: Stephen Ujlaki & Anne Nelson • Matthew Penn
Guests include the filmmaker Stephen Ujlaki who's documentary "Bad Faith" about the Christian Nationalism movement, along with author & journalist Anne Nelson. Also, the director Matthew Penn stops by.