Amidst the chaos and destruction of the brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine, three artists defiantly find inspiration and beauty as they defend their culture and their country. Winner of the 2024 Sundance Grand Jury Prize, PORCELAIN WAR is the most decorated...
Sometimes, it takes a documentary filmmaker a while to get to the essence of the story they are trying to tell. In the case of SABBATH QUEEN, filmmaker Sandi DuBowski needed 21 years to really get a handle on his central character, Amichai Lau-Lavie, and...
If you can get past the Sundance hype and the commodification of the term “indie,” you can see that the independent film revolution began decades earlier. And it arguably began with John Cassavetes, a man who THE NEW YORKER said, “…may be the...
For this episode on the Podcast, INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE, hosts Greg Laemmle and Raphael Sbarge discuss the One Hundred year anniversary of Arthouse film with professor, historian, author and Academy Film Scholar, Ross Melnick. Listen to their lively conversation...
On Inside the Arthouse, Greg Laemmle and Raphael Sbarge discuss Union, a documentary about labor and unionization efforts at Amazon, with directors Stephen Maing and Brett Story. The filmmakers share insights into capturing the stories of Amazon workers and the...
On episode five of Inside the Arthouse, Greg Laemmle and Raphael Sbarge sit down with Nora Fingscheidt, the visionary director behind the highly anticipated film The Outrun. Fingscheidt shares a behind-the-scenes look at her creative process, the inspiration for...
