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IndieWire"s Filmmaker Toolkit

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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37:37

‘Pluribus’ Creator Vince Gilligan

IndieWire"s Filmmaker Toolkit ·

2026/08/17

After his hit shows ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Better Call Saul,’ creator and showrunner Vince Gilligan is back with the sci-fi thriller ‘Pluribus.’ We sat down with Gilligan at a reflective moment as he and his team were hard at work breaking Season 2. Hear him break down what worked and didn’t in the first season, why directing crowd scenes was the hardest part of the premise to film, and what it was like finally shooting outside his beloved New Mexico (while not abandoning Albuquerque).Learn more about

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36:58

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

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2026/08/14

For their third feature, Jane Shoenbrun brings us to the brink of ecstasy with their deeply felt and impeccably crafted exploration of the slasher genre. The director of "I Saw the TV Glow" and "We're All Going to the World's Fair" explains why their new film had to start with a geyser of fake blood, walks us through making horror scenes a metaphor for sex, and wonders where our fascinations with slasher tropes really come from. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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31:57

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

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2026/08/10

HBO's epic dragon war just wrapped its third season, and series co-creator and showrunner Ryan Condal sat down with IndieWire's Sarah Shachat to break down how they pull off multiple features' worth of world-building and action into a season of TV. Hear how they balanced character psychology with famous battles adapted from the source material, and why they added some of their own dragon action to the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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35:57

'I Want Your Sex' Director Gregg Araki

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2026/08/03

Director Gregg Araki joins IndieWire features writer Jim Hemphill to talk about his latest film, “I Want Your Sex.” Araki discusses casting Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman, making sex fun again on screen, and making the most of the shortest schedule he ever had.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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30:53

'Cape Fear' Creator Nick Antosca

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2026/07/31

Writer and producer Nick Antosca joins IndieWire features writer Jim Hemphill to discuss his Apple TV series "Cape Fear," an adaptation of Martin Scorsese's 1991 thriller and the 1962 Robert Mitchum classic that inspired it. Antosca talks about building on the previous versions to create a hallucinatory nightmare that retains the spirit of its sources but takes their themes in completely new directions.Listen to the Screen Talk Podcast. Every Friday IndieWire editors Anne Thompson & Ryan

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29:47

'The Vampire Lestat' Showrunner Rolin Jones

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2026/07/20

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 creator and showrunner of all three seasons joins IndieWire craft editor Sarah Shachat to sink their teeth into how they made "The Vampire Lestat" so operatic and engaging.Read our full review of the season - https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/shows/the-vampire-lestat-review-iwtv-season-3-sam-reid-remix-1235198082/?v3=true Learn more about your ad choices

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44:53

'Star City' Creators Ben Nedivi & Matt Wolpert

IndieWire"s Filmmaker Toolkit ·

2026/07/13

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 Mankind,' adding spies to the mix, and the many unfortunate ways their story reflects the present day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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36:03

'Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass' Writers...

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2026/07/09

Director David Wain and Star Ken Marino bring their decades of iconic comedy experience ("Wet Hot American Summer," "Role Models") to co-writing their newest hilarious summer romp "Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass." The pair sat down with IndieWire's Chris O'Falt for a chat about their 7 day writing process, loving their troupe of regular performers, and plenty of funny digressions as you'd expect from an interview with two improv comedians. Read our full review of "Gail Daughtry'"-

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51:01

'The Invite' Director Olivia Wilde

IndieWire"s Filmmaker Toolkit ·

2026/07/03

Olivia Wilde, the director and star of "The Invite," joins IndieWire's Chris O'Falt for an in depth discussion of her thorny and hilarious relationship drama. Drawing on lessons from her cameo on "The Studio," Wilde and co-stars Seth Rogen, Penelope Cruz, and Edward Norton embarked on a fascinating rehearsal process that informed everything from script rewrites to cinematography. She breaks down the process in detail, and how it lead to the biggest sale out of Sundance this year. Watch this

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36:34

'Jackass: Best and Last' Director Jeff Tremaine

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2026/06/26

Call it crass, but Jackass has proven to be one of the best made comedy series of its generation. Jeff Tremaine, the director of every single frame of Jackass, sat down with IndieWire's Chris O'Falt to reminisce on how the franchise started and how they stuck around to disgust and delight theaters twenty five years later (including the story of how Johnny Knoxville first gave him the idea for the series). Read our full review of "Jackass: Best and Last" -

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45:48

'The Death of Robin Hood" Director Michael Sarnoski

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2026/06/19

The director of the beloved "Pig" is back for his third feature, the surprisignly brutal and deeply tactile drama "The Death of Robin Hood." Sarnoski talks with IndieWire's Chris O'Falt about defining this version of the folk hero with star Hugh Jackman, the intent behind the film's brutal violence, and the importance of doing so much of it practically. Sarnoski also teases his upcoming adaptation of the "Death Stranding" video game franchise.Read our interview with Hugh Jackman about portraying

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34:03

'Critical Role' Creators Sam Riegel and Travis...

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2026/06/17

IndieWire's Sarah Shachat sat down with the creators of one of the oldest and longest running Dungeons and Dragons shows of the current boom. They discuss the wild ride taking 'Critical Role' from a Twitch stream to a podcast and now two animated series based on their campaigns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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29:50

"The Chair Company" Director Andrew DeYoung

IndieWire"s Filmmaker Toolkit ·

2026/06/09

Andrew DeYoung returns to the Filmmaker Toolkit Podcast to discuss his new HBO series with Tim Robbins. DeYoung talks frankly about how budget limitations lead to the series' visual creativity, his process with Robbins, and how make an internet rabbit hole interesting on screen.Andrew DeYoung's Toolkit episode on "Friendship" - https://open.spotify.com/episode/3AR0dIo2bvRvk6mG4YgFD6?si=e80d0f2af093409e Read our review of "The Chair Company" -

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29:14

'The Pitt' Season 2 Creator R. Scott Gemmill

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2026/06/04

Get ready for a lesson on how to make good TV. Creator and showrunner R. Scott Gemmill sat down with IndieWire's Sarah Shachat to talk about the Season 2 finale, and how "The Pitt" takes full advantage of what TV can do.Read more coverage of the season finale - https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/shows/the-pitt-season-2-episode-15-review-finale-ending-theories-1235189311/ More on the birth episode - https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/shows/the-pitt-season-2-review-1235170958/ Learn more about

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37:08

'Euphoria' Series Finale with Creator Sam Levinson

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2026/06/02

"Euphoria" creator, writer, and director Sam Levinson joins IndieWire features writer Jim Hemphill to discuss the third and final season of his HBO hit. In a wide-ranging conversation, Levinson discusses how he integrates his collaborators' ideas, how his conception of the season changed during the pandemic, and how he's feeling now that he's done with the show that has consumed the last decade of his life.Read more about how Angus Cloud's death impacted Season 3 -

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39:56

'Hacks' Co-Creator, Director & Executive Producer...

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2026/05/29

Lucia Aniello sat down with IndieWire's Chris O'Falt to discuss the creative evolution of Hacks, balancing comedy with emotional storytelling, and wrapping up one of television’s most celebrated series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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30:09

"Marshals" Showrunner Spencer Hudnut

IndieWire"s Filmmaker Toolkit ·

2026/05/27

Showrunner Spencer Hudnut joins IndieWire’s Jim Hemphill to talk about the CBS series “Marshals,” a “Yellowstone” spinoff that combines the epic Western sweep of that show with the pleasures of a broadcast procedural. Hudnut discuses walking the line between prestige TV and the procedural world, making the show his own while paying tribute to “Yellowstone,” and much more. Listen to the Screen Talk Podcast. Every Friday IndieWire editors Anne Thompson & Ryan Lattanzio break down insider news from

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66:53

Director Boots Riley on "I Love Boosters"

IndieWire"s Filmmaker Toolkit ·

2026/05/22

The writer and director of “I Love Boosters” sits down with IndieWire’s Craft Editor Sarah Shachat to discuss how music shapes his writing process, bringing ambitious cinematic ideas to life on an indie budget, the rough beauty and tactile emotion of stop-motion animation, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:01

'Lord of the Flies' Writer Jack Thorne & Director...

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2026/05/20

Writer Jack Thorne and director Marc Munden tell IndieWire about the journey to shoot “Lord of the Flies” in Malaysia, what they learned from the young actors playing boys stranded on an island, and what inspiration the Netflix miniseries took from “Lone Survivor.”Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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33:53

'The Comeback" Creators Lisa Kudrow and Michael...

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2026/05/15

Ten years ago, "The Comeback" was one of the first shows to satirize the rise of reality TV. Last Sunday the show aired its final episode, concluding a season that tackles the rise of the next trend promising to change entertainment forever: AI. Creator and star Lisa Kudrow and creator Michael Patrick King sat down with IndieWire's Chris O'Falt to share what they learned about AI making this third season, and reflect on the show's unique ten year history.Read our review of the final season of

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