IndieWire"s Filmmaker Toolkit

51:01

'Presence' Director Steven Soderbergh

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2025/01/24

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30:53

'Wolf Man' Director Leigh Whannell

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2025/01/21

Horror filmmaker Leigh Whannell joins IndieWire features writer Jim Hemphill to talk about “Wolf Man,” his latest collaboration with Universal and Blumhouse. Like Whannell’s “The Invisible Man,” “Wolf Man” reinvents a classic Universal monster in an entirely new and original way. Whannell talks about the differences between “Wolf Man” and “Invisible Man,” the influence of David Cronenberg, and how living through COVID informed his writing and directing process.Learn more about your ad choices

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42:33

'Babygirl' Director Halina Reijn

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2025/01/17

The "Bodies, Bodies, Bodies" director is back with her Nicole Kidman starring sexual thriller about a high powered CEO who explores her submissive kink through an affair with a much younger intern. Halina shares her very specific vision for the film, and breaks down how she used her experiences as an actor to bring authenticity and craft to the sex scenes.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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27:00

'Unstoppable' Director William Goldenberg

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2025/01/16

Academy Award-winning editor William Goldenberg stops by the podcast to talk with IndieWire features writer Jim Hemphill about his directorial debut “Unstoppable.” “Unstoppable”tells the true story of Anthony Robles, a wrestler who was born without a leg yet went on to become an NCAA champion. Goldenberg talks about his process casting, shooting, and cutting the film, which is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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32:01

'American Primeval' Director Peter Berg

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2025/01/10

Director Peter Berg joins IndieWire features writer Jim Hemphill to discuss his epic new Netflix series “American Primeval,” a Western about the bloody battles that erupted in 1850s Utah between Mormons, immigrant settlers, indigenous tribes and faithless opportunists out to make a buck. Berg talks about creating the series’ visceral action sequences, relying on advisers and rigorous research to provide a sense of journalistic detail, and why he’s optimistic about the future of America in spite of

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76:49

'Sing Sing' Director Greg Kwedar

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2025/01/08

'Sing Sing' tells the real life story of men imprisoned at the infamous prison in upstate New York, and the Rehabilitation Through the Arts program that helped the men find their voice, dignity, and hope. Director Greg Kwedar sat down with IndieWire to discuss developing this sensitive story for the screen, and directing a cast of mostly formerly incarcerated men who understood the story better than he did.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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31:32

'All We Imagine As Light' Director Payal Kapadia

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2025/01/06

Payal Kapadia is one of the most exciting up and coming filmmakers we have right now, and she sat down with IndieWire's Chris O'Falt in studio to discuss her new film that is one of the year's best. Listen in to learn a lot about Mumbai, filmmaking in India, and what how Kapadia's work in documentary informs her style; a blend of fiction and non-fiction filmmaking.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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28:03

'A Complete Unknown' Director James Mangold

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2025/01/03

IndieWire features writer Jim Hemphill sits down with writer and director James Mangold to talk about his return to the musical bio-pic with his Bob Dylan film “A Complete Unknown.” The interview covers what Mangold learned about making musicals from “Walk the Line,” what he learned about directing actors from Robert De Niro on “Copland,” and why recording actors live instead of lip-syncing is the only way to go. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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33:01

'Nosferatu' Director Robert Eggers

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2024/12/30

Succumb to the darkness with us as we sit down with one of our favorite directors to discuss his provocative vampire movie 'Nosferatu.' Eggers discusses the intense physical performance from Lily-Rose Depp, his trademark meticulous period reconstruction, and what it meant to complete this remake he has beed dreaming about for decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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34:34

'Inside Out 2' Director Kelsey Mann

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2024/12/23

The director of this summers box office sensation joined IndieWire features writer Jim Hemphill to discuss the anxieties and joys of making a sequel to the beloved 2015 film, what Mann learned from his teen girl advisory board, and how his film evolved from script to screen.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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28:20

'The Brutalist' Director Brady Corbet

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2024/12/20

How did director Brady Corbet and his team make one of the most epic-feeling movies of the year for less than 10 million dollars? Listen in to our conversation with him to learn the filmmaking tricks they used to tighten the budget, and hear him discuss what the Brutalist Architecture in 'The Brutalist' really means. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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28:41

'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' Director, Star, &...

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2024/12/17

At our inaugural Future of Filmmaking summit this November, IndieWire's Chris O'Falt hosted a fascinating discussion on performance capture filmmaking, featuring the director, VFX supervisor, and a lead actor from "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes." Listen in to hear how the team on these films is pushing performance capture technology forward, and what it was like for the actors in "Ape Camp."Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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41:35

'Nickel Boys' Director RaMell Ross

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2024/12/13

"Nickel Boys" is not only one of the best films of the year, but also one of the most experimental and challenging we've seen in a long while. IndieWire's Chris O'Falt sat down with Director RaMell Ross to explore why this story had to be told in first-person cinematography, and hear what Ross is trying to say about film form, and how it needs to evolve.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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31:17

'Maria' Director Pablo Larraín

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2024/12/11

The director of "Jackie" and "Spencer" returns to his unofficial trilogy of films about famous women in moments of crisis, this time to depict the final days of one of opera's most renowned singers, Maria Callas. Larraín talks to IndieWire's Jim Hemphill about directing Angelina Jolie in the biggest role of her career, and how he found a cinematic language that felt truly operatic.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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38:59

'Sugarcane' Directors Julian Brave NoiseCat & Emily...

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2024/12/10

'Sugarcane' is an investigative documentary about abuse at a Catholic Native school in Canada. The film's director's joined Chris O'Falt to talk about the years of developing the project, speaking to honest Native experiences, and the camera's power to heal.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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29:24

'Nightbitch' Director Marielle Heller

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2024/12/06

Have you heard about this movie where Amy Adams turns into a dog? Writer and Director Marielle Heller (Can You Ever Forgive Me?, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood) spoke with IndieWire's Sarah Shachat about how she related to this wild and thought-provoking story, and explains how she tackled the famous Hollywood no-no, working with both children and dogs in one film.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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33:39

'Queer' Director Luca Guadagnino

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2024/12/03

Luca Guadagnino joins us for his 5th appearance on the Toolkit Podcast, this time to discuss his drug-infused psycho-sexual drama "Queer." Luca explains how the novel has been a part of his life for decades, why he decided to shoot the film on soundstages with painted backdrops, and more.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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43:51

'Witches' Director Elizabeth Sankey

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2024/11/27

Director Elizabeth Sankey's new documentary examines depictions of Witches across media and pop culture, using her own journeys with motherhood and mental illness as a powerful lens. She has a great chat with IndieWire's Sarah Shachat about the complex filmmaking and personal details that make the film special.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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35:42

'Wicked' Director Jon M. Chu

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2024/11/25

The director of this fall's biggest box office smash joins Chris O'Falt to break down the incredibly complex making of the movie. They discuss the decision split the story into two films, how Chu reworked Elphaba's emotional arc, and the intricacies of Munchkin-land culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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45:47

'Leonardo DaVinci' Directors Ken Burns, Sarah Burns,...

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2024/11/22

The trio of directors behind Ken Burn's new film join IndieWire's Sarah Shachat for a deep dive into documentary filmmaking, and how they pushed their form forward to capture one of the most fascinating minds in history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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