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Jennifer Kent receives the Special Jury Prize for 'The Nightingale' during the Award Ceremony at the 75th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on September 8, 2018 in Venice, Italy.  (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)
Watch Jennifer Kent discuss how she got her start and made one of the best first features ever, "The Babadook," celebrating its tenth anniversary with a 500-theater re-release.
'Look Into My Eyes'
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"Miss Americana" director Lana Wilson tells IndieWire how she confronted her own skepticism about psychics by finding a much larger truth in her latest A24 documentary.
The Films that Influenced 'A Different Man'
From David Lynch to Ernst Lubitsch, writer/director Aaron Schimberg talks about the films he programmed for the upcoming BAM retrospective.
Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas at the Closing Ceremony at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival in 2024
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Without the clout of “Star Wars” and “The Godfather,” it’s unlikely Paul Schrader’s impossible-to-make masterpiece gets made.
THE DELIVERANCE, foreground from left: director Lee Daniels, Andra Day, on set, 2024. ph: Aaron Ricketts / © Netflix / courtesy Everett Collection
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The director of the new Netflix thriller talks about making his first — and probably last — horror film and why it's always important that he be a little nervous when embarking on a new project.
'Hollywood Black' director Justin Simien's Toolkit interview
Watch the “Hollywood Black” director discuss how exploring the forgotten history of Black cinema has empowered him as a filmmaker. 
STRANGE DARLING, Willa Fitzgerald, 2023. © Magenta Light Studios / courtesy Everett Collection
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The filmmaker behind "Strange Darling" tells IndieWire about starting his horror film where others end and working with first-time feature cinematographer Giovanni Ribisi.
'Ripley'
Filmmaker Interview
The "Ripley" writer and director talks about how the baroque painter's life and art seeped its way into the soul of the Netflix limited series.
Martha Coolidge and cast
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The director of "Valley Girl," "Real Genius," and "Rambling Rose" talks about her first film, now available in a new restoration from Criterion.
GOOD ONE, Lily Collias, 2024. © Metrograph Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection
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Director India Donaldson tells IndieWire how her coming-of-age film stays in its protagonist's perspective.
Curb Your Enthusiasm
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Showrunner and director Jeff Schaffer visits the Filmmaker Toolkit podcast to discuss finishing the all-time great comedy series with an all-time great episode.
"FARGO" -- "The Paradox of Intermediate Transactions" -- Year 5, Episode 3 (Airs November 28)  Pictured:  Jon Hamm as Roy Tillman.  CR: Michelle Faye/FX
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Series creator Noah Hawley tells IndieWire's "Filmmaker Toolkit" podcast why he avoids standard coverage and talks about the core question at the heart of Season 5.
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A weekly digest that captures the best of our Top of the Line coverage.

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