INTERVIEW: Lisa Biagiotti
Writer/Contributor Andy Motz interviews director of the award winning deepsouth, Lisa Biagiotti at Outfest 2013
Jul 31, 2013•21 min
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INTERVIEW: Travis Mathews interview #2
In this episode, Matt Groves follows up on his Sundance interview with Travis Mathews with another interview @ Outfest 2013 on his documentary/fiction hybrid film with James Franco, Interior Leather Bar. www.interiorleatherbar.com
Jul 31, 2013•15 min
INTERVIEW: Kleber Mendonca Filho
In this episode, Matthew Groves interviews award-winning director, Kleber Mendonca Filho, about his narrative film, Neighboring Sounds, which tells the story of a city block in Recife, Brazil, studying the anxieties, fears, and tensions present in the everyday lives of the block’s inhabitants. http://www.cinemaguild.com/neighboringsounds/ Note: There are some clicks during the call. Apologies.
Apr 04, 2013•22 min
INTERVIEW: Christina Voros
In this episode, Matthew Groves interviews documentary director, Christina Voros, about her film, Kink, which goes behind the scenes of the BDSM adult film company, Kink.com. http://kinkdoc.com/ Notes: This interview contains a good amount of background noise; it was recorded in a cafe.
Mar 28, 2013•29 min
INTERVIEW: Travis Mathews
In this episode, Matthew Groves interviews Travis Mathews, co-director of (with James Franco) Interior Leather Bar, which depicts the making of a project to reconstruct or artistically respond to the supposed too explicit for MPAA 40 minutes of William Friedkin's Cruising. http://www.interiorleatherbar.com/
Mar 28, 2013•24 min
INTERVIEW: Roger Ross Williams
In this episode, Matthew Groves interviews Oscar-winner documentary director, Roger Ross Williams, about his film, God Loves Uganda, which tells the story of the influence of conservative Christian missionaries and the dangerous effect they have LGBT Ugandans as well as Ugandan politics and religion at large. Notes: Sorry about some of the fluctuations in audio in the interview. PBS - Independent Lens: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/
Mar 28, 2013•19 min
INTERVIEW: Carl Deal interview
In this episode, Matthew Groves interviews Carl Deal who along with his directing and producing partner, Tia Lessin, directed Citizen Koch, a study of the rise of money in politics and the strategy implemented by conservative billionaires, David and Charles Koch post-election of Barack Obama as well as the infamous Citizen's United Supreme Court case. The film examines their effect on mainstream American politics. In the spirit of others films at Sundance this year, Citizen Koch, will potentiall...
Mar 25, 2013•15 min
INTERVIEW: Martha Shane and Lana Wilson interview
In this episode, Matthew Groves interviews debut documentary directors, Martha Shane and Lana Wilson, about their film, After Tiller. The film follows the lives and work of four doctors who perform third trimester abortions in the wake of the murder of Dr. George Tiller. Rather than look at the political and philosophical debates, the film looks at the issue of abortion from humanistic level, showing how it works, the people behind and their reasons and motivations. No matter one's personal view...
Mar 25, 2013•22 min
INTERVIEW: David France
In this episode, Matthew Groves interviews David France, a photojournalist/documentary filmmaker who made the film, How to Survive a Plague, about the AIDS activist group ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power). Mining an astounding amount of footage taken from various camcorders, specifically from members of ACT UP, David France, in his feature debut presents a beautiful, inspiring, and vital story about people banding together to fight for their lives despite the overwhelming fear and paranoi...
Oct 04, 2012•25 min
INTERVIEW: Panos Cosmatos
Live to tape from AFI Fest 2011 presented by Audi, Andrew Bowcock interviews, Panos Cosmatos, the director of a impressive new sci-fi horror debut feature film, Beyond The Black Rainbow. The film played in AFI Fest's Midnight Program and will be released in the spring of 2012 via Magnet Releasing.
Nov 16, 2011•18 min
INTERVIEW: Danfung Dennis
In this episode, Matthew Groves interviews Danfung Dennis, a photojournalist/documentary filmmaker who made the film, Hell and Back Again, about US Marines Echo Company 2nd Battalion, 8th Regiment, and specifically Nathan Harris who was severely injured in his deployment in Afghanistan and the film tells the story of his emotional, physical, and psychological struggles reintroducing himself into civilian life. This 2011 Sundance award winner is striking portrait that cuts back and forth from Nor...
Oct 14, 2011•29 min
INTERVIEW: Katie Galloway and Kelly Duane de la Vega
My interview guests today, Katie Galloway and Kelly Duane de la Vega, are award-winning documentary director/producers who made the film, Better This World, about activists, David McKay and Brad Crowder. McKay and Crowder were arrested and charged in connection to domestic terrorism charges while demonstrating @ the 2008 RNC. The film is playing currently @ Docuweeks in Los Angeles and will be playing on the PBS program, POV in the fall. For more information check out BetterThisWorld.com and doc...
Aug 25, 2011•30 min
INTERVIEW: John Sayles
My interview guest today is an acclaimed and truly independent filmmaker, John Sayles. He is a particularly underrated filmmaker who tackles social, political, and cultural history of America through the lens of class, religion, and race. Just a handful of his films include, Return of the Secaucus Seven, Lianna, Eight Men Out, Matewan, Lone Star, and most recently Amigo, which examines the lost story of the Philippine-American War.
Aug 24, 2011•32 min
INTERVIEW: Asif Kapadia
In this episode, Matthew Groves interviews acclaimed filmmaker, Asif Kapadia whose new film, Senna is currently releasing in New York and Los Angeles today and expanding in limited release around the country in the coming weeks. It tells the breathtaking, unique story of Ayrton Senna, a Formula One sensation and is a film sweeping festivals all over the world, wowing audiences and critics alike. Feel free to comment on here and give us a star rating and review on iTunes!
Aug 12, 2011•23 min
INTERVIEW: Marshall Curry
Matt Groves interviews Oscar-nominated director, Marshall Curry. His new film is the documentary, If A Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front. It is currently playing in New York, NY and Eugene, OR and is slated to release in Los Angeles on July 15. For more information about the film, check out the films website, ifatreefallsfilm.com/
Jun 29, 2011•39 min
"The Tree of Life" discussion
Check out Episode 5, where we take the whole time to discuss The Tree of Life, the new film by visual master auteur, Terrence Malick. Feel free to comment on here and give us a star rating and review on iTunes! Notes: Warning: There are spoilers in this episode, so if you don't want to know anything wait to listen until after you see the film. Although, the film does not adhere to basic plot structures and to be honest don't conventionally count as spoilers. But for the sake of those whose exper...
Jun 01, 2011•1 hr 2 min
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