INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE: Oscar Inside & Indie Cinema Discussions

🎙️ Inside the Arthouse: Farah Nabulsi on THE TEACHER Oscar-nominated filmmaker Farah Nabulsi (THE PRESENT) joins us to discuss her powerful feature debut, THE TEACHER — a moving and urgent drama set in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Starring Saleh Bakri, the film follows a Palestinian teacher grappling with personal loss as he forms a bond with a student, all while navigating the harsh realities...

Thomas Wolfe once said, "You can’t go home again." But what happens when home, work, art, and motherhood collide? In her quietly powerful debut feature NORA, filmmaker Anna Campbell crafts a deeply personal and intimate portrait of motherhood, identity, and the creative process. Blending narrative storytelling with original music and raw emotional honesty, the film captures the tension so many art...

🎧 Inside the Arthouse: Janis Ian’s Legacy in Song & Struggle — A Conversation on Breaking the Silence Few artists have defined a generation through music quite like Janis Ian. As a teenage singer-songwriter from New Jersey in the 1960s, Ian burst onto the national scene at age 13 with her bold and controversial hit “Society’s Child,” addressing interracial love during a time of social upheaval. P...

🎬 Inside the Arthouse: Louise Courvoisier on HOLY COW at Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 🇫🇷🧀 In this special episode of Inside the Arthouse, we head to New York City for Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, the celebrated annual festival presented by Film at Lincoln Center. French cinema has always played a vital role in arthouse programming across the U.S., and this event is a must-attend for cinephi...

🎧 Inside the Arthouse: Carson Lund on EEPHUS – A Baseball Film About Time, Change, and Camaraderie 🎬 Distributed by @MusicBoxFilms When is a baseball movie more than just a baseball movie? In his lyrical and deeply American debut, Carson Lund’s EEPHUS explores themes of friendship, resistance to change, and the quiet beauty of fading traditions. Named after the famously slow and unpredictable Ee...

As Tolstoy famously wrote, “All happy families are alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” That timeless sentiment lies at the heart of EX-HUSBANDS, a sharply observed, darkly funny, and deeply human new film from writer-director Noah Pritzker. Starring Griffin Dunne in a rare and welcome return to a leading role, EX-HUSBANDS follows the unraveling—and unexpected healing—of the Pea...

Acclaimed indie auteur Rob Tregenza returns to the big screen with his latest feature, THE FISHING PLACE—a visually stunning, philosophically rich new film that’s capturing critical attention across the country. Critics are raving: ⭐ "Spectacularly conceived… An artisan of the highest order." – Richard Brody, The New Yorker ⭐ "An authentic independent who holds you rapt." – Manohla Dargis, The N...

🎧 Inside the Arthouse: How the Oscar® Nominated Short Films Reach 600+ Theaters – Carter Pilcher of ShortsTV If you've ever filled out an Oscar® ballot, you know: watching the nominated Live Action, Animated, and Documentary Shorts is key to playing along. But until recently, seeing those films—especially in a theater—was nearly impossible. Now in its 20th year, the Oscar® Nominated Short Films t...

🎧 Inside the Arthouse: Johan Grimonprez on Soundtrack to a Coup d’État – Jazz, Espionage & African Liberation 🎬 Distributed by @KinoLorber A sensation at the Sundance Film Festival and now an Oscar® nominee for Best Documentary, SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ÉTAT is a riveting, genre-defying exploration of Cold War politics, colonialism, and cultural resistance—told through the voices of jazz legends a...

🎧 INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE: Oscar-Winner Walter Salles on I’M STILL HERE – A Triumph of Resistance and Cinema 🎬 Distributed by @SonyClassics On this episode of Inside the Arthouse, we’re honored to welcome Oscar-winning director Walter Salles (Central Station, The Motorcycle Diaries) to discuss his powerful new film, I’M STILL HERE—winner of the Academy Award for Best International Feature and one of...

🎙️ Inside the Arthouse: The Real Liza Minnelli Revealed in New Documentary “Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story” 🌟 Think you know Liza Minnelli? Think again. Behind the tabloid headlines and iconic performances lies a deeply personal story of resilience, legacy, and survival. In a time when Hollywood nepotism and celebrity privilege dominate the conversation, LIZA: A TRULY TERRIFIC ABSOL...

🎧 INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE: Sally Aitken on Every Little Thing – A Magical Story of Hummingbirds and Humanity 🎬 Distributed by @KinoLorber When is a nature documentary more than just an educational film? In Sally Aitken’s breathtaking new documentary EVERY LITTLE THING, hummingbirds become the heart of a deeply emotional and unexpectedly profound journey. Filmed with stunning high-speed cinematograph...

In the 90's, most indie filmmakers would have just given up if their debut feature was rejected by Sundance. But not Dan Mirvish. Combining forces with a number of other "rejectees," they went rogue and started the Slamdance Film Festival, garnering attention for their films even as they earned the ire of Robert Redford. Mirvish went on to successfully self-distribute that debut film, OMAHA: THE M...

🎬 Oscar-Nominated Film "VERMIGLIO" | Maura Delpero on Inside the Arthouse Movies are often compared to dreams—but in the case of Maura Delpero’s VERMIGLIO, that comparison is literal. In this episode of Inside the Arthouse, we welcome award-winning filmmaker Maura Delpero to discuss the inspiration behind her haunting new film, VERMIGLIO—a story sparked by a dream and a nocturnal visit from her f...

🎬 GAUCHO GAUCHO | Inside the Arthouse with Oscar-Nominated Filmmakers Michael Dweck & Gregory Kershaw Award-winning documentary filmmakers Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw return to Inside the Arthouse to discuss their latest cinematic journey — GAUCHO GAUCHO, a powerful and visually stunning film that brings viewers deep into the heart of Argentina’s cowboy culture. Best known for their poetic,...

Before Sundance, A24, or the modern "indie" boom, there was John Cassavetes—a groundbreaking filmmaker who rewrote the rules of American cinema. On the 50th anniversary of his masterpiece A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE, we revisit the film that arguably launched the modern independent film movement. Directed, financed, and distributed by Cassavetes himself, A Woman Under the Influence broke every mol...

From the breakout success of The Peanut Butter Falcon to the bold political storytelling of their new film LOS FRIKIS, co-directors Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz are redefining what independent American cinema can look like. Inspired by a true story, LOS FRIKIS is a gripping coming-of-age drama set in 1990s Cuba, where a group of punk rock misfits push back against the repressive regime of Fid...

Amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, three Ukrainian artists refuse to flee. Instead, they choose to fight—not just with weapons, but with their art. PORCELAIN WAR, winner of the 2024 Sundance Grand Jury Prize and the most awarded documentary of the year, is a powerful story of resistance, creativity, and survival. This gripping episode of INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE features co-director Brendon Ballomo,...

Some stories take time to unfold. For filmmaker Sandi DuBowski, it took over two decades to tell the story at the heart of his deeply personal and wildly compelling new documentary, SABBATH QUEEN—a film 21 years in the making. Following up on his groundbreaking 2001 documentary Trembling Before G-d, DuBowski returns with SABBATH QUEEN, which chronicles the life of Amichai Lau-Lavie—the flamboyant,...

🎬 Hundreds of Beavers didn’t get a traditional distribution deal—even after film festival success. But producer Kurt Ravenwood believed in their oddball comedy and built a DIY release plan that grossed $1.2M+ with a microbudget marketing spend. Even after streaming release, fans kept showing up. We talk to Ravenwood about indie film marketing, self-distribution, and how to build an audience for t...

🎬 Celebrating 100 Years of Arthouse Cinema | Inside the Arthouse with Ross Melnick, Greg Laemmle & Raphael Sbarge What is arthouse film—and how has it lasted a century? This week on Inside the Arthouse, we celebrate 100 years of arthouse cinema with renowned film historian, author, and Academy Film Scholar Ross Melnick, in conversation with Greg Laemmle, CEO of Laemmle Theatres and third-generati...

🎙️ Inside the Arthouse: The Heat of the Kitchen in “LA COCINA” – A Conversation with Director Alonso Ruizpalacios 🔥🎬 In this episode of Inside the Arthouse, we sit down with acclaimed Mexican filmmaker Alonso Ruizpalacios, director of the bold and visceral new indie film LA COCINA—a powerful look at life inside the back-of-house world of a busy New York City restaurant. Premiering to acclaim at...

🎬 My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock is a bold and imaginative new documentary from acclaimed filmmaker and film historian Mark Cousins, who reintroduces us to the iconic director through a surprising and deeply personal lens. Rather than a traditional biographical portrait, Cousins creates a cinematic séance of sorts—channeling Hitchcock himself to narrate his life and work in the first person, offerin...

UNION – Oscar-Nominated Amazon Union Documentary | Podcast with Directors Stephen Maing & Brett Story This episode spotlights UNION, the Oscar-nominated and award-winning documentary that captures the groundbreaking labor organizing effort at Amazon. Filmmakers Stephen Maing and Brett Story join us to discuss the real-life drama behind one of the most powerful worker-led movements in recent U.S. h...

Welcome to Inside the Arthouse, this week we sit down with Nora Fingscheidt, the visionary director behind the highly anticipated film The Outrun. She shares a behind-the-scenes look at her creative process, the inspiration for adapting Amy Liptrot’s acclaimed memoir into a visually stunning and emotionally powerful film, and the challenges of bringing complex characters and landscapes to life on...