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Sundance Film Festival Interviews on KPCW-2020

It's Sundance time again!

Park City's favorite local radio station and NPR affiliate is once again in the middle of the action, emotion, and filmmaking of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, running from January 23rd through February 2nd. Once again, our veteran news team brings fresh interviews every morning with filmmakers, industry professionals, and film festival insiders.

 Times, dates, and names are subject to change.

  

FRIDAY, JANUARY 24th, 2020

Hosted by Leslie Thatcher and Barbara Bretz

9:00-10:00 AM

The Go-Go's
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Director Eliza Hittman,  NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS. U.S. Dramatic Competition. 

Directors Jesse Moss & Amanda McBaine, BOYS STATE. U.S. Documentary Competition.

Director Matt Yoka, WHIRLYBIRD. U.S. Documentary Competition. 

Director Alison Ellwood, THE GO-GO'S. U.S. Documentary Competition. 

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SUNDANCE ON THE WEEKEND

KPCW's Rick Brough, year-round movie buff and Friday Film Review host, talks film, Sundance, and storytelling during the first weekend of this year's festival, joined by cohosts in the film industry. Producer and Writer David D'Arcy cohosts on Saturday and John Burdick, Assistant Program Director cohosts on Sunday.

 

SATURDAY, JANUARY 25th, 2020

Hosted By Rick Brough and David D'Arcy

8:00-9:00 AM

LANCE
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Director Alexander Nanua, COLLECTIVE. Spotlight. 

Director David France & Producer Masha Gesson. WELCOME TO CHECHNYA. U.S. Documentary Comeptition.

Director Marina Zenovich, LANCE. Special Events,

9:00-10:00 AM

Director Ron Howard, REBUILDING PARADISE. Documentary Premiere.  

Bob Birney, Picturehouse, John Sloss, Cineticmedia, Richard Lorber, Chairman and CEO of Kino Lorber Inc. INDUSTRY TALK.

 

 

SUNDAY, JANUARY 26th, 2020

 

Hosted By Rick Brough and John Burdick

 

8:00-9:00 AM

 

The Earth is as Blue as an Orange
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Director Ramona S. Diaz, A THOUSAND CUTS. U.S. Documentary Competition.

Writer/Director Amanda Kernell, Actors Ane Dahl Torp & Sverrir Gudnason, CHARTER. World Cinema Dramatic Competition.

Writer/Director Writer/Director Iryna Tsilyk & Actor Myraslov Trofymchuk, THE EARTH IS AS BLUE AS AN ORANGE. World Cinema Documentary Competition.

 9:00-10:00 AM

The Painter and the Thief
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Directors Nicole Newnham & Jim LeBrecht. CRIP CAMP. U.S. Documentary Competition.

 Director Bao Nguyen, BE WATER. U.S. Documentary Competition.

 

Director Benjamin Ree, THE PAINTER AND THE THIEF. World Cinema Documentary Competition

 

 

 

MONDAY, JANUARY 27th, 2020

Hosted by Leslie Thatcher and Katie Eldridge

9:00-10:00 AM

Miss Americana
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Directors Ron Cicero/Kimo Easterwood,  HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY- The Ren and Stimpy Show. Documentary Premiere.

Director and Lead Artist Giles Jobin & Lead Artist and Creative Director Camilo De Martino, DANCE TRAIL. New Frontier Exhibitions.  

Director Bryan Fogel, THE DISSIDENT. Documentary Premiere.

Director Lana Wilson, MISS AMERICANA. Documentary Premiere.

 

 

 

TUESDAY, JANUARY 28th, 2020

Hosted by Leslie Thatcher and Linda Jager

9:00 - 10:00 AM

Dick Johnson is Dead
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Director Mark Manning, THE COST OF SILENCE. U.S. Documentary Competition.

Director Eros Lynn, DREAM HORSE. Premiere.

Director Heidi Ewing,  I CARRY YOU WITH ME. Next.

Director Kirsten Johnson, DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD. U.S. Documentary Competition.

 

 

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29th, 2020

Leslie Thatcher and Katy Wang

9:00-10:00 AM

  

Hey Lady!
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Director and Screenwriter Michael Angelo Covino & Kyle Marvin, THE CLIMB. Spotlight.

Director Sam Soko, SOFTIE. World Cinema Documentary Competion

Director Kim Synder & Cameron Kasky Co-Founder Never Again MSD, US KIDS. U.S. Documentary Competition.

Director Will Braves & Principal Actor Jayne Eastwood, HEY LADY! Indy Episodic.

 

 

THURSDAY, JANUARY 30th, 2020

Hosted by Leslie Thatcher and Barbara Bretz

9:00-10:00 AM

Sylvie's Love
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Director Arthur Jones, FEELS GOOD MAN. U.S. Documentary Competition.

Director Shalini Kantayya, CODED BIAS. U.S. Documentary Competition.

Directors Bill & Ross Turner, BLOODY NOSE, EMPTY POCKETS. U.S. Documentary Competition.

Director Eugene Ash, SYLVIE'S LOVE.  U.S Dramatic Competition.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 31st, 2020

Hosted by Leslie Thatcher and Mark Harrington

9:00-10:00 AM

The Truffle Hunters
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Sean Means, SALT LAKE TRIBUNE MOVIE CRITIC.

Directors Cristina Costantini & Kareem Tabsch, MUCHO MUCHO AMOR. U.S. Documentary Competition.

Directors Michael Dweck & Gregory Kershaw, THE TRUFFLE HUNTERS, World Cinema Documentary Competition.

 

The Sundance Reel and Sundance on the Weekend are produced by Beth Fratkin .2020 Coverage of the Sundance Film Festival is sponsored in part by The Sundance Institute and Acura.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KPCW Film Roundtable- December 7, 2019

By , & • Dec 7, 2019

Tis the season for another fabulous film review panel. Rick Brough, Katy Wang, Barbra Bretz and Libby Wadman talk about the films expected for the upcoming 2020 Sundance Film Festival. The film panelists weigh in on the movies that are being considered Oscar contenders and discuss a few of the the upcoming Christmas blockbusters.

Linda Ronstadt shines in new documentary

By • Nov 4, 2019

Another 70’s rock-icon biography has made its way to the big screen.  This time, Linda Ronstadt is the subject in a new documentary, “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice”   Linda Jager has the Friday Film Review.

Widely known as one of the greatest living vocalists, Linda Ronstadt is the subject of a new documentary Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice, that takes viewers on a chronological tour of her career.

Friday Film Review -"Maleficent: Mistress of Evil"

By • Oct 29, 2019

Angelina Jolie returns for another outing as the legendary Walt Disney character Maleficent. The new film raises the question, is she a clasic villainess or a misunderstood stepmom?

This week’s film is Maleficent-Mistress of Evil, starring Angelina Jolie, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Elle Fanning.   

KPCW Film Roundtable - September 14, 2019

By , , & • Sep 14, 2019
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Which version of "A Star is Born" is your favorite? This and other pressing movie questions get posed and answered by the panel on this episode of the KPCW Film Roundtable. Hosted by KPCW's own Rick Brough, who's joined by Friday Film Reviewers Mark Harrington and Wendy Gourley, as well as KPCW reporter and token Millenial, Emily Means, the team reviews summer films, remakes and what their sleeper favorites were.

The Sundance Reel - February 1, 2019 Sister Aimee

By & Mark Harrington • Feb 1, 2019

On today’s #The Sundance Reel, Leslie Thatcher and Co-host Mark Harrington speak to Samantha Buck and Marie Schlingmann , the directors of the film,  Sister Aimee, who discuss their mostly made up film about  America’s most famous evangelist from the 1920’s. 

The Sundance Reel - February 1, 2019 Paddleton

By & Mark Harrington • Feb 1, 2019

On today’s #The Sundance Reel, Leslie Thatcher and Co-host Mark Harrington speak to  Alex Lahmann about the world premier of his film  Paddleton, about the friendship between two misfit neighbors.

The Sundance Reel - February 1, 2019 Sean Means

By & Mark Harrington • Feb 1, 2019

On today’s #The Sundance Reel, Leslie Thatcher and Co-host Mark Harrington speak to Salt Lake Tribune Film Critic Sean Means.

The Sundance Reel - January 31, 2019 Pahoke

By & & The Sundance Reel • Jan 31, 2019

On Today's #TheSundanceReel, directors Ivete Lucas and Patric Bresnan talk about thier fim, Pahokee, one of  16 films in the U.S. documentary competition.

The Sundance Reel - January 31, 2019 Always in Season

By & & The Sundance Reel • Jan 31, 2019

On Today's #TheSundanceReel, Director Jacqueline Olive talks about her film, Always in Season.

The Sundance Reel - January 31, 2019 The Man Who Played WIth Fire

By & • Jan 31, 2019

On Today's #TheSundanceReel, director Stieg Larsson talks about his documentary, The Man Who Played With Fire.

The Sundance Reel - January 31, 2019 The Edge of Democracy

By & • Jan 31, 2019

On Today's #TheSundanceReel, Leslie and guest co-host Barb Bretz speak with Director Petra Costa and Producer Joanna Natasegara of The Edge of Democracy.

The Sundance Reel - January 30, 2019 Bedlam

By & Katy Wang • Jan 30, 2019

On today’s #TheSundanceReel, psychiatrist turned Filmmaker Kenneth Paul Rosenburg discusses his film Bedlam – a look that examines our broken mental health policies. He is joined by Patrice Cullors, the co-founder of Black Lives Matter, whose brother Monte is featured in the film.  

The Sundance Reel - January 30, 2019 Photograph

By & Katy Wang & The Sundance Reel • Jan 30, 2019

On today’s #TheSundanceReel, Ritesh Batra is the Director of the premiere, Photograph, that looks at a struggling street photographer in Mumbai being pressured by his grandmother to marry.

The Sundance Reel - January 30, 2019 Sea of Shadows

By & Katy Wang & The Sundance Reel • Jan 30, 2019

On today’s #TheSundanceReel, the Director of the documentary Sea of Shadows Richard Ladkani discusses how the world’s smallest whale as become “the cocaine of the sea.” 

The Sundance Reel - January 30, 2019 Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements

By & Katy Wang • Jan 30, 2019

On today’s #TheSundanceReel, the Director of Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements Irene Taylor Brodsky is joined by her son Jonas and Producer Tahria Sheather to talk about the film that their personal memoir.  

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