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Interviews with leading film and TV creators about their process and craft. From screenwriting to film language to cinematography, we'll be examining the innovative ways today's best filmmak...

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'Fatherland' Director Pawel Pawlikowski

With his newest film "Fatherland" staring Sandra Hüller, director Pawel Pawlikowski completes his unofficial trilogy of films looking at the...

48:30Oct 28, 2026

'Making Marie Antoinette' Producer Sofia Coppola

During the making of her boundary breaking period drama "Marie Antoinette," Sofia Coppola's mother Eleanor shot hundreds of hours of behind...

34:00Oct 23, 2026

'You Can See Everything' & 'Primetime' Director Lance Oppenheim

Lance Oppenheim is a favorite guest on the Filmmaker Toolkit; a director who loves dissecting his process. Lance has two films in theaters t...

53:53Oct 19, 2026

'Fjord' Director Cristian Mungiu

Director Cristian Mungiu ("4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days") uses his films to challenge audience's morals and sense of justice. In his newest fi...

43:03Oct 14, 2026

'The Social Reckoning' Director Aaron Sorkin

The legendary screenwriter returns to the subject that won him an Oscar for "The Social Network," this time in the director's chair. Hear So...

61:14Oct 10, 2026

'Misty Green' Director Chris Rock

In his fourth film as writer and director, Chris Rock is coming out as a cinephile. In this conversation with IndieWire's Chris O'Falt, Rock...

34:19Oct 9, 2026

'48HRS' Director Walter Hill

In a live edition of Filmmaker Toolkit, writer-director Walter Hill joins IndieWire’s Jim Hemphill at the American Cinematheque for a post-s...

30:07Oct 1, 2026

'Heart of the Beast' Director David Ayer

Through films like "Fury," "End of Watch" and "The Beekeeper" David Ayer has proven himself an auteur of visceral action and male emotion. H...

29:26Sep 24, 2026

'The History of Concrete' Director John Wilson

For his feature documentary debut, director John Wilson takes us into (and far, far beyond) the history of a substance that forms the founda...

35:33Sep 17, 2026

'Hope' Director Na Hong-jin

After creating one of the biggest waves of any film to ever hit the Cannes Film Festival, Director Na Hong-jin is bringing his genre defying...

52:18Sep 11, 2026

'Silo' Director Michael Dinner

Director Michael Dinner returns to the podcast to talk with IndieWire’s Jim Hemphill about his work on Apple TV’s “Silo.” Dinner discusses t...

30:00Sep 4, 2026

'The Dog Stars' Director Ridley Scott

In a wide-ranging conversation, veteran director Ridley Scott returns to the podcast to talk with IndieWire features writer Jim Hemphill abo...

25:18Aug 27, 2026

‘Tony’ Director Matt Johnson

Director Matt Johnson is already a hot name this year following the cult success of “Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie,” and now his next...

32:03Aug 20, 2026

‘Pluribus’ Creator Vince Gilligan

After his hit shows ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Better Call Saul,’ creator and showrunner Vince Gilligan is back with the sci-fi thriller ‘Pluribus....

37:37Aug 17, 2026

'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma' Director Jane Shoenbrun

For their third feature, Jane Shoenbrun brings us to the brink of ecstasy with their deeply felt and impeccably crafted exploration of the s...

36:58Aug 14, 2026

'House of the Dragon' Co-Creator and Showrunner Ryan Condal

HBO's epic dragon war just wrapped its third season, and series co-creator and showrunner Ryan Condal sat down with IndieWire's Sarah Shacha...

31:57Aug 10, 2026

'I Want Your Sex' Director Gregg Araki

Director Gregg Araki joins IndieWire features writer Jim Hemphill to talk about his latest film, “I Want Your Sex.” Araki discusses casting...

35:57Aug 3, 2026

'Cape Fear' Creator Nick Antosca

Writer and producer Nick Antosca joins IndieWire features writer Jim Hemphill to discuss his Apple TV series "Cape Fear," an adaptation of M...

30:53Jul 31, 2026

'The Vampire Lestat' Showrunner Rolin Jones

For the third season of the gothic horror series, "Interview with the Vampire" got a new name and a new focus on undead rock & roll. The cre...

29:47Jul 20, 2026

'Star City' Creators Ben Nedivi & Matt Wolpert

The co-creators of this sci-fi alternate history series join IndieWire's Sarah Shachat to dig into 'Star City's connections to 'For All Mank...

44:53Jul 13, 2026