Filmmaker Interview Archives | The Movie Blog https://www.themovieblog.com/tag/filmmaker-interview/ The Correct Opinion Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:49:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.themovieblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/cropped-IMG_3714-32x32.jpeg Filmmaker Interview Archives | The Movie Blog https://www.themovieblog.com/tag/filmmaker-interview/ 32 32 The Heart & Soul driving the new Humanitarian Documentary “THE RIGHTEOUS ROAD TRIP” https://www.themovieblog.com/2026/06/the-heart-soul-driving-the-new-humanitarian-documentary-the-righteous-road-trip/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:20:00 +0000 https://www.themovieblog.com/?p=1025096 “The Righteous Road Trip” chronicles the inspiring holiday journey of Jewish humanitarian Jonny Daniels & his dog Tyson.  The intrepid pair travel 3ooo miles across Poland, Slovakia and Hungary in a van filled with Christmas trees and gifts for the 65 remaining members of the “Righteous Among the Nations”, a group of extraordinary Europeans who ...

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]]> Indie Filmmaker Daniel Masciari muses about Thoughtful New Drama “STATIONED AT HOME” https://www.themovieblog.com/2025/11/indie-filmmaker-daniel-masciari-muses-about-thoughtful-new-drama-stationed-at-home/ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 14:25:49 +0000 https://www.themovieblog.com/?p=1013525 The 1998 International Space Station mission touches the lives of a curious collection of characters in south-central New York state, drawing them inexorably together in the new fantasy drama “Stationed at Home”.  TMB’s John Smistad interviews Director and Writer Daniel Masciari.   Filmmaker Daniel Masciari’s First Feature “Stationed at Home” is award-winning writer/director Daniel V. ...

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]]> First-Time Filmmaker fetes “WHAT HAPPENED AT 625 RIVER RD” https://www.themovieblog.com/2023/11/first-time-filmmaker-fetes-what-happened-at-625-river-rd/ Wed, 29 Nov 2023 17:00:22 +0000 https://www.themovieblog.com/?p=985239 Two young women take a trip to New York.  Or do they?  Something happened at 625 River Road.  Whatever it was remains a disturbing mystery. Promising Debut The horror thriller “What Happened at 625 River Rd” is the first feature film from veteran music video and commercial director Devon Jovi Johnson.  If this slow burn ...

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]]> “Crisis” (2021) Consultation with Writer/Director Nicholas Jarecki https://www.themovieblog.com/2021/04/crisis-2021-consultation-with-writer-director-nicholas-jarecki/ https://www.themovieblog.com/2021/04/crisis-2021-consultation-with-writer-director-nicholas-jarecki/#comments Sat, 03 Apr 2021 01:49:11 +0000 https://www.themovieblog.com/?p=960982   In March I reviewed for TMB the new crime drama, “Crisis”, a harrowing and thought-provoking investigation of the American opioid crisis, at this link: https://www.themovieblog.com/2021/03/a-national-crisis-2021-difficult-to-overplay/ This month I talk with the film’s Writer/Director, Nicholas Jarecki. What is the inspiration behind “Crisis”? I had some friends who had been involved with opioids with some very ...

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]]> https://www.themovieblog.com/2021/04/crisis-2021-consultation-with-writer-director-nicholas-jarecki/feed/ 1 Elucidating Eternal Life with “Immortality or Bust” (2020) Filmmaker Daniel Sollinger https://www.themovieblog.com/2020/07/elucidating-eternal-life-with-immortality-or-bust-2020-filmmaker-daniel-sollinger/ https://www.themovieblog.com/2020/07/elucidating-eternal-life-with-immortality-or-bust-2020-filmmaker-daniel-sollinger/#respond Thu, 02 Jul 2020 22:13:59 +0000 https://www.themovieblog.com/?p=955991 Do you want to live forever? Impossible, you say. Not so fast. There are those among us who fervently maintain that life without end will be a realistic option in the not too distant future. Enter “Immortality or Bust”, a new documentary chronicling Transhumanist Zoltan Istvan’s cross-country crusade for President in 2016 behind the wheel ...

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]]> https://www.themovieblog.com/2020/07/elucidating-eternal-life-with-immortality-or-bust-2020-filmmaker-daniel-sollinger/feed/ 0 Filmmaker and Co-Star size up simple yet sinister slice of life “The Departure” (2020) https://www.themovieblog.com/2020/05/filmmaker-and-co-star-size-up-simple-yet-sinister-slice-of-life-the-departure-2020/ https://www.themovieblog.com/2020/05/filmmaker-and-co-star-size-up-simple-yet-sinister-slice-of-life-the-departure-2020/#respond Sun, 31 May 2020 18:12:09 +0000 https://www.themovieblog.com/?p=955614 The new independent drama “The Departure” launches us on a journey into relationship insecurity most contemptuous. Merland Hoxha wrote and directed this yarn of young L.A. professionals striving for solid footing amidst the ever-looming quicksand that threatens to gobble up lovers whole. Kendall Chappell is among the ensemble cast.   I chatted with each about ...

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]]> https://www.themovieblog.com/2020/05/filmmaker-and-co-star-size-up-simple-yet-sinister-slice-of-life-the-departure-2020/feed/ 0 Would that “South Mountain” Filmmaker Hilary Brougher Make this More of a Habit https://www.themovieblog.com/2020/05/would-that-south-mountain-filmmaker-hilary-brougher-make-this-more-of-a-habit/ https://www.themovieblog.com/2020/05/would-that-south-mountain-filmmaker-hilary-brougher-make-this-more-of-a-habit/#respond Fri, 15 May 2020 02:29:34 +0000 https://www.themovieblog.com/?p=955533 Talia Balsam startles as Lila, an eccentric and enigmatic woman struggling to cope with her fragile mentality and fracturing family in the new domestic drama “South Mountain”. Hilary Brougher’s main gig is professor of graduate film at Columbia University. Her side hustle, writing and directing independent movies, has, over nearly a quarter century, produced three ...

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