Latest True/false Podcast Episodes

Rough Cut (Part 1)

The True/False Podcast - January 18, 2019 20:09 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Directors Mo Scarpelli, Hannah Jayanti and Elizabeth Lo all attended the 2018 Rough Cut Retreat; where they got feedback on early versions of their films. We checked in with them about 6 months later to get an intimate view of the filmmaking process in real time. In this episode, we’ll be talking...

Following the Money, With Kimberly Reed

The True/False Podcast - October 01, 2018 15:47 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Kimberly Reed thought campaign finance was too complex for a documentary. But that was before her home state of Montana began fighting back against anonymous money. Allison Coffelt talks with Director Kimberly Reed about the making of a true-life political thriller, on this episode of the True/Fa...

Reflect

The True/False Podcast - March 29, 2018 14:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Directors Kim Hopkins (VOICES OF THE SEA) , Erick Stoll and Chase Whiteside (AMERICA) spent significant time with their subjects, close-knit families in Cuba and Mexico, respectively. Listen in on these three as they consider the many things they have in common during their Field Session at True/...

Rejoice

The True/False Podcast - March 22, 2018 18:29 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Over years of editing, both Leilah Weinraub (SHAKEDOWN) and RaMell Ross (HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING) found themselves migrating away from conventional cinematic languages. In a conversation during True/False 2018 they discussed how they are both seeking to reshape documentary grammar ...

Reconstruct

The True/False Podcast - March 15, 2018 16:51 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Fellipe Barbosa built his latest film ( GABRIEL AND THE MOUNTAIN) around the remnants of his friend Gabriel's life, from his photographs to excerpts of his diary. Matt Holzman’s podcast, KCRW’s The Document, extracts new audio stories from the footage of documentary films. Fellipe and Matt spoke ...

Family with Laura Bari (PRIMAS)

The True/False Podcast - March 08, 2018 16:35 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Director Laura Bari discusses the intimate, emotional and uncomfortable depictions of her own family in her film PRIMAS. The film is the True Life Fund selection for True/False 2018. Money raised by the Fund will benefit Bari's nieces who are the subjects of the film.

Friendship with Sandi Tan (SHIRKERS)

The True/False Podcast - March 01, 2018 15:35 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Director Sandi Tan discusses her complicated relationships with a childhood "frenemy" and the middle-aged mentor with whom they made a film in Singapore in 1992. Tan's documentary SHIRKERS explores why that film was never released. It is playing this year at True/False 2018.