Scooped Podcast

At SXSW Online 2021, Cindy Maram speaks with ‘See You Then’ (a Vanishing Angle Production) Director/Co-Writer/Producer Mari Walker, as well as stars Lynn Chen and Pooya Mohseni to discuss the making of the film and their excitement surrounding the premiere.

At SXSW Online 2021, we spoke with ‘Women Is Losers’ Writer/Director/Producer Lissette Feliciano and Star/Executive Producer Lorenza Izzo about the filmmaking process, their motivations for making the movie and we discuss why this film is so personal for both filmmakers.

We speak with Sundance and SXSW award-winning director Jim Cummings about his latest film, which he produced, Sundance’s BEAST BEAST, now streaming on Tubi. We also discuss his film industry career path, which all started with his award-winning short 'Thunder Road.' Jim talks about his team's self-financing and self-distribution model, why it's important for new filmmakers to make shorts to get visibility, as well as how to get into A-List film festivals and the excitement surrounding his upcoming Berlinale premiere of “The Beta Test.”

“R#J” (Romeo & Juliet) 2021 Sundance Film Festival Filmmaker and Cast premiere Q&A with director Carey Williams and cast.

“Passing” Sundance Film Q&A with first-time writer, director Rebecca Hall, actors Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga and Andre Holland.

At the Sundance Film Festival 2016 premiere, director, co-writer and actor Don Cheadle discusses his film “Miles Ahead,” a biopic inspired by events in the creative musical genius Miles Davis's life.

In the weeks ahead we will be taking you back to press conferences, panels, as well as movie premiere filmmaker and cast Q&A discussions from previous Sundance Film Festivals leading up to Sundance Film Festival 2021, beginning with the Sundance Film Festival 2016 Official Opening Day Press Conference, featuring John Cooper 2016 Director of Sundance Film Festival, Keri Putnam, Executive Director of Sundance Institute, as well as Actor, Director, Producer and Founder of Sundance Institute, Robert Redford.

The seven-day Sundance Film Festival, which runs January 28 through February 3, 2021, will be offered digitally via a custom-designed online platform at (festival.sundance.org) and will occur alongside drive-ins, independent arthouses, and a network of local community partnerships.

We were recently present for the 43rd Mill Valley Film Festival premiere of Gia Coppola’s latest movie, “Mainstream,” a film about social media influencers and the possible destructive consequences of fame and becoming blatantly obsessed with social media attention. You can check out our movie review of “Mainstream” at diginmag.com.

Prior to the drive-in premiere of the film, we were treated to an exclusive Q&A with Writer, Director Gia Coppola, Co-Writer Tom Stuart, as well as cast members Andrew Garfield, Maya Hawke and Nat Wolffe as they discussed the behind the scenes making of the film.

Brief clip of Mill Valley Film Festival Director of Programming Zoe Elton speaking with “Ammonite” Lead Actress Kate Winslet as she discusses the film prior to the MVFF43 festival premiere.

AFI Fest presented by Audi Q&A following the world premiere of the MTV Studios film “Pink Skies Ahead” featuring writer/director Kelly Oxford and lead actress Jessica Barden, along with cast member Odeya Rush.