Jennifer Morrison
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Jennifer Morrison

Actor/Director, and LESFF Jury member Jennifer Morrison chats directing Euphoria, what she learned acting on Primetime TV for the past decade, and carving her own path to making her first feature. Hosted by Festival Director, Roxy Hunt.

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i am Gen Z
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i am Gen Z

Director Liz Smith and Producer Chantelle de Carvalho discuss their new documentary film i am Gen Z, their fascination with the evolving digital world, and their experiences making a film with the voices of Tik-Tok and tech experts alike. Hosted by Festival Directors Shannon Walker & Roxy Hunt.

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Lena Hudson and Eliza Cossio
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Lena Hudson and Eliza Cossio

Filmmakers Lena Hudson and Eliza Cossio chat about their short films Too Long At The Fair and La Bruja, what it is like to direct yourself on-screen, and our mutual admiration for the awkward middle school experience depicted in Hulu's Pen15.

Hosted by The Lower East Side Film Festival directors Shannon Walker and Roxy Hunt.

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Matt Porter
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Matt Porter

Filmmaker Matt Porter talks about his new film Nighty Night starring Chris Gethard (The Chris Gethard Show) and Zach Cherry (HBO's Crashing), and what it's like to be watched while you're sleeping.

Hosted by The Lower East Side Film Festival directors Shannon Walker and Roxy Hunt.

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Shaina Feinberg & Chris Manley
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Shaina Feinberg & Chris Manley

Shaina & Chris discuss their opening night film "Senior Escort Service", dealing with grief, and revealing your truth through storytelling.

Hosted by The Lower East Side Film Festival directors Shannon Walker and Roxy Hunt.

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Waveforms
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Waveforms

A conversation presented by Audio Network, Viacom, and the WGA East on the TV and filmmaking process, touching on writing, composing, music supervision, and the intersection between music and film. Hosted by William Cusick.

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Matt Nelsen
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Matt Nelsen

Matt Nelsen, director of "A Maine Movie", talks about improv, Seinfeld, and the similarities between filmmaking and pipeline engineering.

Hosted by The Lower East Side Film Festival directors Shannon Walker and Roxy Hunt.

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Damon Cardasis
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Damon Cardasis

Damon Cardasis talks to us about his new film 'Saturday Church', making decisions as a first-time director, and working with a cast of first-time actors. Saturday Church opens in New York and LA (and VOD) January 12th.

Hosted by festival directors Shannon Walker & Roxy Hunt.

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Serena Dykman
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Serena Dykman

Serena Dykman talks about her documentary 'Nana' that tells the story of her grandmother's fight against intolerance, Stephen King's detective stories, and what Pretty Woman could have been.

Hosted by festival directors Shannon Walker & Roxy Hunt.

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David Bly
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David Bly

Writer, director, actor, David Bly talks about his new film, Sweet Parents, missing a Bryan Adams concert, and Dumb & Dumber.

Hosted by festival directors Shannon Walker & Roxy Hunt.

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Dean Peterson and Grace Rex
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Dean Peterson and Grace Rex

Writer/Director Dean Peterson and actress Grace Rex discuss Katy Perry, sisters, and their new film - What Children Do.

Hosted by festival directors Shannon Walker & Roxy Hunt.

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NYC Filmmakers
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NYC Filmmakers

Mtume Gant, Laura Moss, Michael Fequiere and his subject Kojo Odu Roney discuss their 2017 LESFF Short Films.

Hosted by festival directors Shannon Walker & Roxy Hunt.

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Michael Angarano
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Michael Angarano

Writer, director, actor, Michael Angarano talks about his directorial debut, Avenues, advice he got from Steven Soderbergh, and the research he did for Showtime's new series, i'm Dying up here.

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