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265 | KPop Demon Hunters Directors: Maggie Kang & Chris Appelhans on Balancing Heart, Humor & Music
Writer / Directors, Genre Jonathan Hurwitz 10/2/25 Writer / Directors, Genre Jonathan Hurwitz 10/2/25

265 | KPop Demon Hunters Directors: Maggie Kang & Chris Appelhans on Balancing Heart, Humor & Music

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Indie Film Craft 5 | How a Celebrity-Free Microbudget Feature Premiered at SXSW (ft. GG Hawkins)
Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 9/12/25 Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 9/12/25

Indie Film Craft 5 | How a Celebrity-Free Microbudget Feature Premiered at SXSW (ft. GG Hawkins)

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262 | Writing (and Directing) Intimate, Personal Films That Feel Cinematic (ft. Sorry, Baby's Eva Victor)
Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 9/4/25 Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 9/4/25

262 | Writing (and Directing) Intimate, Personal Films That Feel Cinematic (ft. Sorry, Baby's Eva Victor)

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Indie Film Craft 4 | How to Make Your Script Undeniable to an Indie Producer (ft. Julie Waters)
Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 8/28/25 Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 8/28/25

Indie Film Craft 4 | How to Make Your Script Undeniable to an Indie Producer (ft. Julie Waters)

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Indie Film Craft 3 | How to Get Life Rights As an Indie Filmmaker (and Make the Biopic Indie Audiences Actually Want) ft. The Bragg Brothers
Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 7/10/25 Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 7/10/25

Indie Film Craft 3 | How to Get Life Rights As an Indie Filmmaker (and Make the Biopic Indie Audiences Actually Want) ft. The Bragg Brothers

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Indie Film Craft 2 | Trey Edward Shults on Working With The Weeknd, The Role Of The Camera & Vulnerable Storytelling
Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 5/15/25 Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 5/15/25

Indie Film Craft 2 | Trey Edward Shults on Working With The Weeknd, The Role Of The Camera & Vulnerable Storytelling

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247 | Directing Fundamentals That Make You a Better Writer (ft. Rob Spera)
Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 5/2/25 Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 5/2/25

247 | Directing Fundamentals That Make You a Better Writer (ft. Rob Spera)

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Indie Film Craft 1 | Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz (The Peanut Butter Falcon, Los Frikis) Discuss Authentic Collaboration
Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 3/27/25 Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 3/27/25

Indie Film Craft 1 | Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz (The Peanut Butter Falcon, Los Frikis) Discuss Authentic Collaboration

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237 | Malcolm Washington & Virgil Williams (The Piano Lesson) On Adapting August Wilson's Pulitzer-Winning Masterpiece
Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 2/13/25 Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 2/13/25

237 | Malcolm Washington & Virgil Williams (The Piano Lesson) On Adapting August Wilson's Pulitzer-Winning Masterpiece

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230 | Sing Sing Writer Clint Bentley: Creating Character Arcs Based On Real Lives
Character, Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 1/2/25 Character, Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 1/2/25

230 | Sing Sing Writer Clint Bentley: Creating Character Arcs Based On Real Lives

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211 | Sundance Favorite GHOSTLIGHT's Kelly O'Sullivan: Indie Filmmaking Beyond LA/NY
Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 8/29/24 Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 8/29/24

211 | Sundance Favorite GHOSTLIGHT's Kelly O'Sullivan: Indie Filmmaking Beyond LA/NY

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195 | Dustin Lance Black: Writing (And Adapting) Compelling Protagonists
Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 5/31/24 Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 5/31/24

195 | Dustin Lance Black: Writing (And Adapting) Compelling Protagonists

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184 | What Does A Hollywood Studio Reader Do? (TSL Listener Spotlight)
Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 3/14/24 Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 3/14/24

184 | What Does A Hollywood Studio Reader Do? (TSL Listener Spotlight)

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183 | How The Animated Film Industry Is Changing (And Why That Matters Creatively): WAR IS OVER Chat, Part 2
Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 3/8/24 Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 3/8/24

183 | How The Animated Film Industry Is Changing (And Why That Matters Creatively): WAR IS OVER Chat, Part 2

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182 | What Goes Into Creating an Oscar-nominated Animated Short?: WAR IS OVER Chat, Part 1
Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 3/7/24 Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 3/7/24

182 | What Goes Into Creating an Oscar-nominated Animated Short?: WAR IS OVER Chat, Part 1

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177 | Past Lives Writer/Director Celine Song: Standing In Your Authority As a Writer and Artist
Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 2/1/24 Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 2/1/24

177 | Past Lives Writer/Director Celine Song: Standing In Your Authority As a Writer and Artist

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176 | Michael Arndt on Balancing Plot & Emotional Storytelling
Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 1/25/24 Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 1/25/24

176 | Michael Arndt on Balancing Plot & Emotional Storytelling

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175 | American Fiction Writer/Director Cord Jefferson's Advice For Adaptating Material
Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 1/24/24 Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 1/24/24

175 | American Fiction Writer/Director Cord Jefferson's Advice For Adaptating Material

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169 | Oscar Winner Tom McCarthy (Spotlight, Alaska Daily) On Writing For & Working With Actors
Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 1/24/24 Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 1/24/24

169 | Oscar Winner Tom McCarthy (Spotlight, Alaska Daily) On Writing For & Working With Actors

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