Movie: 'Hair Love'
The new animated short, follows the story of an African-American father trying to do his daughter's hair. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with creator Matthew A. Cherry about the story.
Movie Interviews
Movie: 'Jawline'
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with filmmaker Liza Mandelup about her latest movie, which follows a teenage boy in rural Tennessee as he strives to become a social media influencer.
'Fresh Air' Remembers 'Easy Rider' Peter Fonda
The Oscar-nominated actor and screenwriter, who died Aug. 16, spoke to Terry Gross in 1998 about Ulee's Gold, Easy Rider and his acting philosophy of "doing less — and making more of it."
Movie: 'Blinded By The Light'
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Gurinder Chadha about her new film, Blinded by the Light.
'One Child Nation' Documentary Explores The Dark Side Of Chinese Policy
Director Nanfu Wang, who grew up in rural China, has made a film about the painful, unintended consequences of the Chinese government's one-child rule — including how it affected her own family.
Interview With 'Luce' Filmmaker
NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Julius Onah, director of the new film Luce, about the movie.
Michelle Williams On Economic Inequality In Her New Movie — And Her Career
In After the Wedding, she plays the head of an orphanage who is clearly uncomfortable around wealth. In her own life, she's dealt with a controversy where she was paid much less than a male co-star.
Director Andrea Berloff On 'The Kitchen' And How Hollywood Approaches Women-Led Projects
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with writer Andrea Berloff about her directorial debut, The Kitchen. Before this, Berloff was best known for her screenplay for Straight Outta Compton.
'This Changes Everything': Geena Davis On Empowering Women In Hollywood
A new documentary explores how women in Hollywood are pushing for more representation in front of and behind the camera. Davis and director Maria Giese discuss the dramatic disparities on screen.
Remembering Oscar-Winning Documentary Filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker
Pennebaker, who died Aug. 1, pioneered a cinéma vérité style of filmmaking in documentaries like Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back and The War Room. Originally broadcast in 1989.