Break the Frame: The Companion Podcast
Break the Frame: The Companion Podcast
Podcast Description
Break the Frame is the companion podcast to author and documentary film director Kevin Smokler’s new book, Break the Frame: Conversations with Women Filmmakers. Over the course of three years, Smokler interviewed some of the most influential women directors working today. The names you may not be instantly familiar with, but they are the creative forces behind the movies and television you love.
Each episode features an in-depth conversation with some of the 24 filmmakers interviewed
for the book, and is grounded in a full viewing of her complete body of work. The result: treating women directors not as exceptions, but as visionary artists with distinct styles, recurring themes, and important contributions to the art of cinema.
The podcast challenges the way audiences typically view women filmmakers. While names
like Wes Anderson or Quentin Tarantino evoke an immediate style, can the same be said of
Debra Granik, a Jessica Yu, or an Amy Heckerling? This show gives you just a highlight of
conversations in the book, with the bonus of discovering your new 10-12 favorite movies and TV series.
Despite the industry's s gender disparities, the accomplishments of female directors are vast — and Break the Frame celebrates those voices one conversation at a time.
Visit http://breaktheframebook.com/ for more information, and you can get your copy of Break the Frame wherever you buy books.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast explores themes of gender representation in film, the unique artistic voices of women directors, and the impact of their storytelling. Episodes include in-depth conversations about influential works such as But I'm a Cheerleader and highlight the creative contributions of directors like Debra Granik and Amy Heckerling.
Break the Frame is the companion podcast to author and documentary film director Kevin Smokler’s new book, Break the Frame: Conversations with Women Filmmakers. Over the course of three years, Smokler interviewed some of the most influential women directors working today. The names you may not be instantly familiar with, but they are the creative forces behind the movies and television you love.
Each episode features an in-depth conversation with some of the 24 filmmakers interviewed
for the book, and is grounded in a full viewing of her complete body of work. The result: treating women directors not as exceptions, but as visionary artists with distinct styles, recurring themes, and important contributions to the art of cinema.
The podcast challenges the way audiences typically view women filmmakers. While names
like Wes Anderson or Quentin Tarantino evoke an immediate style, can the same be said of
Debra Granik, a Jessica Yu, or an Amy Heckerling? This show gives you just a highlight of
conversations in the book, with the bonus of discovering your new 10-12 favorite movies and TV series.
Despite the industry’s s gender disparities, the accomplishments of female directors are vast — and Break the Frame celebrates those voices one conversation at a time.
Visit http://breaktheframebook.com/ for more information, and you can get your copy of Break the Frame wherever you buy books.
For over four decades, Chris Hegedus has shaped the documentary landscape with her empathetic approach and compelling narratives. She first rose to prominence co-directing The War Room (1993) with D.A. Pennebaker, which earned the duo an Academy Award nomination. In films like Startup.com, Kings of Pastry, and Unlocking the Cage, she provides intimate, behind-the-scenes portraits of politics, culture, and the arts, giving us a side not normally seen on camera. With works that often ask us to explore and examine ambition, creativity, and change, she continues to look beyond a headline and give us more.
I had a chance to speak to Chris again about some of these amazing works while she took a break from archiving her extensive library of films, unseen footage, and more from these films with Pennebaker.
Filmography
Unlocking the Cage (2016) Kings of Pastry (2009) Only the Strong Survive (2002) Startup.com (2001) The War Room (1993) Depeche Mode: 101 (1989) DeLorean (1981) Town Bloody Hall (1979)
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