AFI DOCS: Filmmaker Interviews

This week we met up in person at AFI DOCS in Washington DC to interview the directors of some of our favorite films from the festival, which we discussed in our previous bonus episode.   Filmmakers Interviewed: Marilyn Ness (Director), CHARM CITY Erik Nelson (Director), THE COLD BLUE Richard Miron (Director), FOR THE BIRDS Michael Sparaga (Director), UNITED WE FAN   Note: Charm City is playing this week (6/20/18) at Human Rights Watch Film Festival in New York!   Other Documentaries and Television Shows Mentioned: Arrested Development (TV) / 2003 - 2006, 2013 - Present (Creator: Mitchell Hurwitz)Avatar / 2009 (Director: James Cameron)Black Panther / 2018 (Director: Ryan Coogler)Cagney & Lacey (TV) / 1982 - 1988 (Creator: Barbara Avedon and Barbara Corday)Cave of Forgotten Dreams / 2011 (Director: Werner Herzog)Chuck (TV) / 2007 - 2012 (Creator: Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak)Crime Story (TV) / 1986 - 1988 (Creators: Chuck Adamson and Gustave Reininger,)Dreams with Sharp Teeth / 2008 (Director: Erik Nelson)Encounters at the End of the World / 2007 (Director: Werner Herzog)Firefly  (TV) / 2002 - 2003 (Creator: Joss Whedon)A Gray State / 2017 (Director: Erik Nelson)Grizzly Man / 2005 (Director: Werner Herzog)Into the Abyss / 2011 (Director: Werner Herzog)Jericho (TV) / 2006 - 2008 (Creator: Stephen Chbosky, Josh Schaer and Jonathan E. Steinberg)Koyaanisqatsi / 1982 (Director: Godfrey Reggio)Longmire (TV) / 2012 - 2017 (Creators: John Coveny and Hunt Baldwin)Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress / 1944 (Director: William Wyler)Person of Interest (TV) / 2011 - 2016 (Creator: Jonathan Nolan)Saving Private Ryan / 1998 (Director: Steven Spielberg)Sense 8 (TV) / 2015 - 2018 (Creator: The Wachowskis and J. Michael Straczynski)The Sopranos (TV) / 1999 - 2007 (Creator: David Chase)Stranger Things (TV) / 2016 - Present (Creator: The Duffer Brothers) Veronica Mars (TV) / 2004 - 2007 (Creator: Rob Thomas)The War / 2007 (Director: Ken Burns)The Wire (TV) / 2002 - 2008 (Creator: David Simon) Timestamps: 00:45 - Introduction 03:15 - Interview with Marilyn Ness 16:49 - Interview with Erik Nelson 33:09 - Interview with Michael Sparaga 49:15 - Interview with Richard Miron   Hammer to Nail Links by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: http://www.hammertonail.com/film-festivals/charm-city-review/ http://www.hammertonail.com/film-festivals/the-cold-blue-review/ http://www.hammertonail.com/film-festivals/for-the-birds-review/   Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com [email protected]   Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst)