Understated, undersung, and overly easy to appreciate, director and actor Marielle Heller is this week's enjoyable guest. Heller talks about her beginnings in theatre, the realities of gender in filmmaking, directing the great Tom Hanks in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, and so much more.

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Mentions (Heller's films) 

+Diary of a Teenage Girl: http://rottentomatoes.com/m/the_diary_of_a_teenage_girl

+Can You Ever Forgive Me?: http://rottentomatoes.com/m/can_you_ever_forgive_me

+A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: http://rottentomatoes.com/m/a_beautiful_day_in_the_neighborhood