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INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE with Greg Laemmle & Raphael Sbarge

GREG LAEMMLE and RAPHAEL SBARGE

The people, films, and ideas keeping independent cinema alive. INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE is a weekly film podcast and video series exploring independent film, international cinema, theatrical exhibition, and the creative process behind the movies that stay with us. Hosted by Greg Laemmle, president of Laemmle Theatres, and Emmy Award-winning actor and director Raphael Sbarge, the show goes behind the screen with the filmmakers, actors, writers, producers, distributors, programmers, and theater owners

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54:46

THE PLAGUE (2025) Is Brutal for a Reason | Charlie...

INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE with Greg Laemmle & Raphael Sbarge ·

2025/12/23

THE PLAGUE (2025) | Charlie Polinger on Childhood, Cruelty, and a Cannes BreakoutWhen a film earns a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, there’s often a quiet suspicion that it’s a critic’s darling—admired more than embraced. But Charlie Polinger’s debut feature THE PLAGUE is something rarer: a film that marries the visceral pull of a taut thriller with the intelligence and moral urgency of serious arthouse cinema. In this episode of INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE, we sit down with writer-director Charlie

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61:15

The Fight to Own Warner Brothers

INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE with Greg Laemmle & Raphael Sbarge ·

2025/12/19

The Fight to Own Warner Bros. | Hollywood Consolidation, Streaming Wars & the Future of CinemaIn this episode of INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE, we step outside our usual filmmaker deep dives to examine a seismic moment in Hollywood—one that could reshape the film industry from top to bottom. Warner Bros., one of the oldest and most influential studios in cinema history, is officially up for sale. After weighing multiple offers, the company initially moved toward a deal with Netflix, a move that would fold

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44:19

Oscar Shortlisted | THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB — A...

INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE with Greg Laemmle & Raphael Sbarge ·

2025/12/17

Oscar Shortlisted | THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB — A Girl’s Cry for HelpIn the press kit for her urgent new film THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania writes that cinema “doesn’t report, it remembers. It doesn’t argue, it makes you feel.” That ethos reverberates through every frame of this devastating, Oscar-shortlisted work—an act of cinematic remembrance that bypasses rhetoric and lands directly in the body. Regardless of where one stands on the politics surrounding

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45:49

This Documentary Proves You Don't Need Scripts for Drama

INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE with Greg Laemmle & Raphael Sbarge ·

2025/12/10

THE TALE OF SYLYAN:This Documentary Proves You Don't Need Scripts for Drama with DP Jean Dakar | INSIDE THE ARTHOUSEIn our latest INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE interview, we’re joined by cinematographer Jean Dakar to talk about the quietly seismic documentary THE TALE OF SILYAN—the much-anticipated follow-up to Tamara Kotevska’s Oscar-nominated HONEYLAND. What begins as an investigation into how climate change is altering stork migration patterns in Macedonia becomes—over three years of filming—something

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57:23

One Family. Seven Decades. A New Kind of Historical...

INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE with Greg Laemmle & Raphael Sbarge ·

2025/12/03

They say journalism is the first rough draft of history—but what about films based on true events that bring the past to life on screen? Are they meant to serve as a historical record, or do they use history to reveal deeper emotional truths?In this episode of INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE, we’re joined by acclaimed filmmaker, writer, and actor Cherien Dabis to discuss her sweeping new film, ALL THAT’S LEFT OF YOU—a powerful Palestinian family drama that spans 70 years and traces the long emotional

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49:52

How They Made a Full-Length Movie for $7,000 | The...

INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE with Greg Laemmle & Raphael Sbarge ·

2025/11/26

The Microbudget Filmmaking Miracle of BURT!$7,000 might buy you a used car—but in Hollywood, it barely covers a single day of craft services on a studio film set. But in the world of microbudget filmmaking, $7K became the entire production budget for filmmakers Joe Burke and Oliver Cooper, who used that tiny sum to create a full-length, truly independent feature film. With a small crew, non-professional actors, shooting quickly, with a raw, natural shooting style, they crafted BURT— a miracle

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40:54

LEFT-HANDED GIRL: Taiwan’s Oscar Entry Redefining...

INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE with Greg Laemmle & Raphael Sbarge ·

2025/11/19

LEFT-HANDED GIRL: Taiwan’s Oscar Entry Redefining Indie Cinema with director Shih-Ching Tsou. LEFT-HANDED GIRL is the latest breakout in Taiwanese indie cinema—a vibrant, deeply personal coming-of-age story from filmmaker Shih-Ching Tsou, co-writer and frequent collaborator of multi–Oscar-winning director Sean Baker (Tangerine, The Florida Project, Red Rocket). Set against the electric pulse of Taipei’s night markets, the film follows a young girl pushing back against cultural expectations and

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43:46

The Story Behind the Gaza Documentary Everyone's...

INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE with Greg Laemmle & Raphael Sbarge ·

2025/11/14

🎬 Put My Soul in My Hand and Walk | Inside the ArthouseIn this episode of Inside the Arthouse, filmmaker Sepideh Farsi dives into her gripping new documentary Put My Soul in My Hand and Walk — a visceral, human story emerging from one of the most turbulent moments in recent memory. Unable to enter Gaza herself, Farsi partnered with journalist Fatma Hasona, whose raw footage and lived experience drive the emotional heartbeat of the film. Together, they craft an intimate look at daily life,

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49:47

Queer Art, Intimacy, and the Legacy of a Generation...

INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE with Greg Laemmle & Raphael Sbarge ·

2025/11/05

Inside the Arthouse | Ira Sachs on Peter Hujar’s Day — Queer Art, Intimacy & the Legacy of a GenerationIt’s been nearly 30 years since filmmaker Ira Sachs made his indie debut with The Delta. While many of his peers moved toward studio franchises or television, Sachs has remained committed to crafting deeply personal films that explore love, identity, and the quiet intricacies of human connection. In his new feature, Peter Hujar’s Day, Sachs turns to the rediscovered transcript of Linda

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52:53

Oday Rasheed & Jess Jacobs: Love, Displacement & the...

INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE with Greg Laemmle & Raphael Sbarge ·

2025/11/01

🎬 Inside the Arthouse | Oday Rasheed & Jess Jacobs on If You See Something — Love, Asylum & the Immigrant ExperienceIn this episode of Inside the Arthouse, hosts Greg Laemmle and Raphael Sbarge, sit down with Iraqi-American filmmaker Oday Rasheed and actor-writer-producer Jess Jacobs to explore their new drama If You See Something. Rasheed’s American debut tells the story of Ali, an Iraqi doctor seeking asylum in New York, and Katie, an ambitious American art-gallery professional. When personal

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25:50

Why Are Comedians More Trusted Than Politicians Now?

INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE with Greg Laemmle & Raphael Sbarge ·

2025/10/27

🎬 Inside the Arthouse | COEXISTENCE, MY ASS! — Comedy, Conflict, and the Fight for PeaceThe war in Gaza may have quieted under a fragile ceasefire, but the conflict between Israel and Palestine continues to divide. In a world where politicians fail to find common ground, can comedy succeed where diplomacy has stalled? In filmmaker Amber Fares’s new documentary, COEXISTENCE, MY ASS!, we meet Noam Shuster-Eliassi — a former UN staffer turned comedian using humor to bridge the divide between

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33:18

Roads of Fire: Finding Humanity Beyond the Headlines

INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE with Greg Laemmle & Raphael Sbarge ·

2025/10/22

🎧 New Episode: Roads of Fire — Seeing Beyond the Headlines on ImmigrationThe question of illegal immigration dominates today’s headlines—but between outrage and fear, the human stories often get lost. In his powerful new documentary Roads of Fire, filmmaker Nathaniel Lezra turns down the noise to show what’s really happening on the ground. Through three intimate threads, he reveals the humanity, complexity, and courage behind one of the most urgent issues of our time. 🔥 One journey follows

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41:52

The Art of Creative Risk & The Story Behind Köln ’75

INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE with Greg Laemmle & Raphael Sbarge ·

2025/10/15

KOLN '75 with Director Ido Fluk on INSIDE THE ARTHOUSEKeith Jarrett’s The Köln Concert is the best-selling solo album in jazz history — a live recording of his extraordinary January 24, 1975, performance at the Cologne Opera House. Earlier this year, the album was inducted into the Library of Congress’s National Recording Registry, cementing its place as one of the most iconic moments in modern music. In KÖLN 75, filmmaker Ido Fluk turns the familiar music-biopic formula on its head, reframing

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47:32

Inside ‘The Man Who Saves the World?’ Gabe Polsky on...

INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE with Greg Laemmle & Raphael Sbarge ·

2025/10/08

THE MAN WHO SAVES THE WORLD? with Director Gabe Polsky One has to wonder what Miguel de Cervantes would make of Patrick McCullum. As we meet Patrick at the start of Gabe Polsky’s new documentary, THE MAN WHO SAVES THE WORLD?, we aren’t quite sure what to make of him — and, frankly, neither is the filmmaker. Is Patrick, a self-proclaimed healer and mystic, truly destined to fulfill a prophecy and bring unity and protection to the Indigenous people of the Amazon? Or, like the hero of Cervantes’s

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54:58

The Making of a Masterpiece: Usual Suspects with...

INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE with Greg Laemmle & Raphael Sbarge ·

2025/10/02

You’ve probably never heard of PUBLIC ACCESS — the 1993 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner — but you’ve almost certainly heard of Keyser Soze, the enigmatic villain at the heart of the 1995 Oscar-winning THE USUAL SUSPECTS. So what connects these two films?On this episode of INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE, we sit down with Ken Kokin, the producer of both of these films, and discuss how the same creative team - director Bryan Singer, screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie, editor/composer John Ottman,

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36:16

The Oscar Race for Best Documentary Begins!...

INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE with Greg Laemmle & Raphael Sbarge ·

2025/09/25

You may not be overly familiar with the 2000s TV show "To Catch a Predator," but chances are you’ve heard about it. Originally starting as a segment on NBC Dateline, the Chris Hansen–hosted program became a cultural sensation, drawing huge audiences even as critics questioned its sordid tone and the ethical and legal issues surrounding its infamous “sting” operations.Although "To Catch a Predator" went off the air in 2008, the rise of internet entertainment sparked a wave of copycat shows, and

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48:49

How Texas Chainsaw Massacre Changed Horror Forever!

INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE with Greg Laemmle & Raphael Sbarge ·

2025/09/17

CHAIN REACTION director Alexandre O. Philippe on INSIDE THE ARTHOUSEHorror films have haunted cinema since its earliest days — from the silent terror of NOSFERATU to the iconic Universal Monsters of the 1930s, to demonic classics like ROSEMARY’S BABY and THE EXORCIST. For generations, filmmakers have pushed the boundaries of fear, redefining what it means to scare audiences. Then came 1974. When THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE premiered, it didn’t just terrify audiences; it changed horror forever

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44:43

Inside the New York Film Festival 2025 | Dennis Lim...

INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE with Greg Laemmle & Raphael Sbarge ·

2025/09/10

The New York Film Festival (NYFF) may not be the oldest film festival in the U.S., but for more than 60 years it has been one of the most influential showcases of world cinema, premiering landmark films and legendary filmmakers.From Luis Buñuel’s The Exterminating Angel in 1963 to RaMell Ross’s Nickel Boys in 2024, the NYFF has consistently shaped the conversation around cinema, launched award contenders, and marked the beginning of the Oscars race. In this episode of Inside the Arthouse, we sit

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55:26

The Life and Legacy of Elie Wiesel | Soul on Fire...

INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE with Greg Laemmle & Raphael Sbarge ·

2025/09/07

Filmmaker Oren Rudavsky takes us inside Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire, a moving portrait of one of history’s most powerful voices against injustice.The world could use Elie Wiesel right now. A voice with the moral integrity and courage to speak truth to power—no matter the cost. Whether it was challenging Ronald Reagan over his decision to visit the Bitburg Cemetery, where SS soldiers were buried, or confronting Bill Clinton about America’s inaction during the ethnic cleansing in Bosnia, Wiesel never

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32:12

Democracy in Crisis: Academy Award–Nominated...

INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE with Greg Laemmle & Raphael Sbarge ·

2025/09/04

New interview on INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE with award-winning Oscar Nominated filmmaker Connie Field. Writer and philosopher George Santayana once said: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Few filmmakers embody that lesson more powerfully than Connie Field, whose documentaries on politics, history, and social change have shaped how we understand democracy and human rights today. Her groundbreaking film The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter highlighted the untold stories of

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