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    'Club Kid' Director Jordan Firstman

    10/11/2026 | 34 mins.
    From Cannes to NYFF, "Club Kid" is one of this years biggest indie success stories, and announces writer, director and star Jordan Firstman as a major new talent. Firstman joined IndieWire's Chris O'Falt to share how his own falling out with the NYC club scene inspired the story, how he found authenticity in the casting of partiers and kids alike, and why he pushes back against comparisons to "Big Daddy."

    Read our full review of "Club Kid" - https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/club-kid-review-jordan-firstman-1235193965/
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    'Possible Love' Director Lee Chang-dong

    06/11/2026 | 49 mins.
    In his follow up to the 2018's "Burning" director Lee explores two families united and divided by class struggle. Things grow complicated when the wife of one of the two central couples begins making a documentary about the other. Director Lee dives deep into the real life history that inspired the story, his precision filmmaking, and why casting was so crucial for the incredible central dynamic to unfold.

    To hear Director Lee's entire answers in Korean skip to 24:04.

    Watch the trailer for "Possible Love" - https://www.indiewire.com/news/trailers/possible-love-second-trailer-netflix-1235223020/

    And read our full review of the masterpiece - https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/possible-love-movie-review-1235215136/
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    'Wildwood' Director Travis Knight

    04/11/2026 | 42 mins.
    The most cinematic moments in 'Wildwood' are the smallest ones. Director Travis Knight tells IndieWire about bringing techniques he learned from live-action to Laika's stop-motion epic adventure story. Learn how they broke new ground in animated flight, taught the puppets how to breathe, and achieved the largest battle in stop-motion history.

    Watch this episode on YouTube - https://youtu.be/AVY1-U0ZFCI

    More on "Wildwood" box office performance - https://www.indiewire.com/news/box-office/wildwood-box-office-laika-analysis-1235223778/

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    'Fatherland' Director Pawel Pawlikowski

    28/10/2026 | 48 mins.
    With his newest film "Fatherland" staring Sandra Hüller, director Pawel Pawlikowski completes his unofficial trilogy of films looking at the historic past. Listen to hear how the style and themes from "Ida" and "Cold War" evolved in this third film, crafting a contemplative roadtrip, and what Pavel thinks of his own homeland.

    Watch this episode on YouTube - https://youtu.be/AWVJvyfRvKc

    Read our review of "Fatherland" - https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/fatherland-review-sandra-huller-pawel-pawlikowski-1235193023/
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    'Making Marie Antoinette' Producer Sofia Coppola

    23/10/2026 | 34 mins.
    During the making of her boundary breaking period drama "Marie Antoinette," Sofia Coppola's mother Eleanor shot hundreds of hours of behind the scenes footage. Sofia and her long time editor Aaron Mathews assembled it into a feature length documentary, with the aid of Diane Lane reading the late Eleanor's journals from the set. She opened up with IndieWire's Chris O'Falt about the intimate access a filmmaker grants their own mother, working under the shadow of her father's reputation for grandeur, and her pride in her mother's art.

    Watch this episode on YouTube - https://youtu.be/hoolI1MqOO4

    Read our full review of "Making Marie Antoinette" - https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/making-marie-antoinette-documentary-movie-review-1235214956/
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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 filmmakers are getting their visions out into the world.
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