On the 274th episode of Piecing It Together, five awesome filmmakers including David Michor, Chris Johnson, Paul Hibbard, Joe Black, Kris Krainock and Michael Keene, join me to talk about Steven Spielberg's self reflection The Fabelmans. Puzzle pieces include Spielberg's own filmography, Licorice Pizza and Belfast.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Fabelmans and the movies we discuss!

Written by Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner

Directed by Steven Spielberg

Starring Gabriel LaBelle, Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen and Judd Hirch

Universal

https://www.thefabelmans.movie/

David Michor is a writer/director. As he doesn’t have a website, check out my reel on my website at https://www.bydavidrosen.com to see a clip from The Hoarder, a film we made together.

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Chris Johnson is a filmmaker who I have worked with many times.

Check out Chris' work at https://www.youtube.com/freeyourmindfilms

Paul Hibbard is a filmmaker and film critic.

Paul can mostly be found on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/pchibbard/

Follow Paul on Twitter @PCHibbard

Joe Black is a filmmaker. Check out his work at https://www.bluemeanspregnantfilms.com/

Kris Krainock is a filmmaker and film fan.

You should check out Kris’ new website for info about him and his film projects https://www.kriskrainock.com

Michael Keene is a filmmaker.

Check out Michael’s website at https://www.manateeparty.com/

And follow Michael on Twitter @MichaelKeene

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