KUCI: Film School

Weiner / Fim School interview with Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg

Anthony Weiner was a young congressman with one of the most promising careers in Washington when a sexting scandal forced a humiliating resignation. Made with unprecedented access as he mounts his New York City mayoral campaign, WEINER is a thrilling look inside his impending political meltdown.
What begins as an unexpected comeback takes a sharp turn once Weiner is forced to admit to new sexting allegations. As the media descends and dissects his every move, Weiner desperately tries to forge ahead, but the increasing pressure and crippling 24-hour news coverage halt his political aspirations dead in their tracks. WEINER teeters between political farce and personal tragedy. Filmmakers Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg stop by for a conversation on how gaining the trust and confidence of Huma Abedin and Anthony Weiner has given us a remarkably complex and nuance window into one of the highest profile and most tragic political scandals of the last 20 years.
For news and updates go to: ifcfilms.com/films/weiner

My Father’s Vietnam / Film School interview with director Soren Sorensen

Fursonas / Film School interview director Dominic Rodriguez

Bridgend / Film School interview with director Jeppe Ronde

Dogtown Redemption / Film School interview with co-directors Amir Soltani and Chihiro Wimbushption

Shot over 7 years, Dogtown Redemption follows the lives of three street recyclers in an area of West Oakland, California nicknamed Dogtown: Jason Witt, the Olympic champion of recycling, who often hauls a shopping cart that weighs over a ton; Landon Goodwin, a former minister who struggles with his own fall from grace; and Miss Hayok Kay, the daughter of a prominent Korean family and drummer for a 1980s punk band, now at the mercy of the elements and predators. Each survives by redeeming bottles, cans, and assorted other recyclables at Alliance Metals, the neighborhood recycling company which functions as both a financial hub and community center. The poignant personal stories of Jason, Landon and Miss Kay reveal the art, science, economics and politics of recycling: what it offers, how it touches the poor, and why it matters to all of us. Filmmakers Amir Soltani and Chihiro Wimbush wanted to provide a different perspective on the homeless. The film reveals them to be hard-working, entrepreneurial individuals, who -- despite the many daunting challenges facing them work incredibly hard to make their own way in the world. Dogtown Redemption premieres on Independent Lens Monday, May 16, 2016, 10:00-11:00 PM ET (check local listings) on PBS.
For news and updates go to: dogtownredemption.com/

Rabin In His Own Words / Interview with director - writer Erez Laufer

The Professor Tai Chi’s Journey West / interview with director Barry Strugatz

Elstree 1976 / Interview with director and editor Jon Spira

Team Foxcatcher / Interview with director Jon Greenhalgh

Vaxxed / Film School interview with Producer Del Bigtree