Archived Festival Film

Who’s Scared Now? – Feeling the Power of Gender and Fear

We all know what a horror story is. But are the tales of terror we call “universal” really just manifestations of male anxiety? As more and more women take control of the narrative, not only playing victims, “final girls&rdquo... read more

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Directors Series - Patty Jenkins with Katie Holmes

Patty Jenkins is an award-winning director, writer and producer best known for directing the blockbuster Wonder Woman and her debut Oscar-winning feature Monster. She was the first woman to direct a film with a budget over 100... read more

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Masterclass: Classics of American Independent Film Are Disappearing…!

Streaming services have propagated the myth that movie fans can see almost anything they want at any time. Meanwhile, entire swaths of film history are no longer available in any format due to a wide variety of issues. In particular, the indepe... read more

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BMI Presents “How I Wrote that Song® for Film & TV” Featuring BMI Composers Ali Dee and PT Walkley

Moderated by BMI VP, Creative, Film, TV and Visual Media Tracy McKnight. Go behind the scenes as songwriter/producer Ali Dee and composer/songwriter PT Walkley give an insider’s l... read more

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Exploring Deep Space: How Telltale and Deck Nine created Expanse Stories in an Interactive Medium

The dangers of space, complex characters, narrative design that crackles with tension, player agency, tough choices with life or death consequences, zero-G, and Cara Gee. These are just some of the elements that play a crucial role in bringing ... read more

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Reimagined Volume II: Mahal

Inspired by Philippine mythology, the story focuses on Apolaki, Mayari, Tala, and Hanan, the four immortal children of the recently passed creator god, Bathala. As each of these deities wrestle with the grief of losing Bathala, their all-powerf... read more

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Masterclass: Genre Filmmaking with Mike Flanagan

With films and series like Gerald’s Game and The Haunting of Hill House to his credit, producer, writer, and director Mike Flanagan has taken relationship-driven terror to new heights of artistic and commercial success. ... read more

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Storytellers - Billy Porter with Idina Menzel

Billy Porter is an Emmy, Tony and Grammy award-winning actor, singer, director, producer, composer, and playwright, best known for FX’s Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated drama “Pose” and Broadway’s Kinky Boots.  read more

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Storytellers - Lin-Manuel Miranda with Rosie Perez

Lin-Manuel Miranda is a Pulitzer Prize, Grammy, Emmy and Tony award-winning songwriter, actor, director and producer. He is the creator and original star of Broadway’s Tony-winning HAMILTON and In the Heights. Miranda is... read more

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Directors Series - David Fincher with Steven Soderbergh

David Fincher directs movies, television, commercials, and music videos. He will be joined in conversation by Academy Award-winning director Steven Soderbergh.  read more