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Doc Talk Podcast: Up Close In Cannes With Bono, Mariska Hargitay, Raoul Peck, Eugene Jarecki And Makers Of Shia LaBeouf Film ‘Slauson Rec'
Celebrity and documentary intersected on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival this year with the world premiere of Bono: Stories of Surrender, the film about the U2 frontman directed by Andrew Dominik. The Irish rock star, his wife and two of his kids turned out for the glamorous late-night event on the Croisette, along with Kristen Stewart, Sean Penn, Mariska Hargitay, Imogen Poots, Cannes chief Thierry Frémaux and even the mayor of Cannes. Before the premiere, Deadline's Doc Talk podcast got a chance to visit with Bono to discuss the film, which explores the singer-songwriter's relationship with his father and losing his mother when he was a teenager. Today's edition of the show features our conversation with Bono and makers of other major documentaries that premiered in Cannes, a lineup that includes: More from Deadline 'Bono: Stories Of Surrender': On Irish Fathers & Sons, Processing Family Tragedy & How A Need To Be Heard Propelled A Dublin Kid To Become One Of The World's Biggest Rock Stars What Does The Cannes Film Festival Have Against Documentaries? Netflix Takes A Bulk Of The World On Shih-Ching Tsou's Cannes Movie 'Left-Handed Girl' Eugene Jarecki, director of The Six Billion Dollar Man, his documentary about Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who tells us why he thinks the film will be 'catnip' for American distributors (he may have said it in jest) Oscar nominee Raoul Peck, who tells us why it was a 'biggie' to get access to George Orwell's published and unpublished work for his documentary Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5 and how the late British author forecast our current politics Hargitay, who unveiled the documentary My Mother Jayne about her late mother Jayne Mansfield, explaining why she felt a sense of shame about her mother's public image before reevaluating her as a person. Slauson Rec director Leo Lewis O'Neil and producer Matt Zien, who discuss their film documenting Shia LaBeouf's stormy leadership of a free theater company in Los Angeles. They offer their theory on what hole the theater project filled in LaBeouf's life, even as running the company seemed to drive the actor over the edge. That's on the latest edition of the Doc Talk podcast, hosted by Oscar winner John Ridley (12 Years a Slave, Shirley) and Matt Carey, Deadline's documentary editor. The pod is a production of Deadline and Ridley's Nō Studios. Listen to the episode above or on major podcast platforms including Spotify, iHeart and Apple. Best of Deadline 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More Everything We Know About 'Nobody Wants This' Season 2 So Far
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28-05-2025
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Doc Talk Podcast Goes International, Reporting From Poland's Millennium Docs Against Gravity
Millennium Docs Against Gravity just wrapped the in-person edition of the nonfiction festival, which takes place simultaneously in seven cities in Poland (the online edition runs today until June 2). The Grand Prix – the Bank Millennium Award – went to Yintah, directed by Jennifer Wickham, Brenda Michell and Michael Toledano. The award automatically qualifies Yintah for Academy Award consideration (MDAG is one of the few festivals in the world with the distinction of being an Oscar qualifier for Best Documentary Film). More from Deadline Filmmaker Mark Cousins Delivers 'Anti-Masterclass' On Documentary And Creativity At Millennium Docs Against Gravity How Alex Gibney And Billionaire Wendy Schmidt Forged A Plan To Keep 'Impact Storytelling' Alive Andiamo, Stanley! Stanley Tucci Shares Insights From His New NatGeo Culinary Adventure Series 'Tucci In Italy' - Doc Talk Podcast The jury – made up of Salma Abdalla of the Austrian Film Institute, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Simon Lereng Wilmont and two-time Oscar-nominated producer Rémi Grellety – awarded a Special Mention to A Want in Her, directed by Myrid Carten (the filmmaker appeared on Deadline's Doc Talk podcast after the world premiere of her film at IDFA). For the first time, Doc Talk traveled to Poland to cover MDAG. In the new episode of the pod, we speak with festival artistic director Karol Piecarczyk about how the festival got its unusual name, how MDAG managed to maintain its artistic independence during the eight years of right-wing rule in Poland (which came to an end in 2023), and the challenges and opportunities presented by holding a festival in seven cities at the same time. We also speak with Northern Irish filmmaker Mark Cousins, who brought his latest film, A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things, to MDAG, along with several of his earlier films. He also held what he called an 'anti-masterclass' at the festival, designed to inspire the audience to think creatively about approaches to documentary filmmaking. Cousins tells us about collaborating with his friend Tilda Swinton once again on A Sudden Glimpse. And he discusses how his filmmaking style has evolved over the years – initially from 'BBC house style,' then to 'angry' filmmaker infiltrating a neo-Nazi group, to his current style, which he describes as 'non-macho' and gentle. He also reveals stories behind his multiple tattoos, including one in tribute to Marie Curie, the two-time Nobel Prize-winning scientist. That's on the new episode of Doc Talk, co-hosted by Oscar winner John Ridley (12 Years a Slave, Shirley) and Matt Carey, Deadline's documentary editor. The show is a production of Deadline and Ridley's Nō Studios. Listen to the episode above or on major podcast platforms including Spotify, iHeart and Apple. Best of Deadline Everything We Know About The 'Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping' Movie So Far Sean 'Diddy' Combs Sex-Trafficking Trial Updates: Cassie Ventura's Testimony, $10M Hotel Settlement, Drugs, Violence, & The Feds All The 'Mission: Impossible' Movies In Order - See Tom Cruise's 30-Year Journey As Ethan Hunt
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28-05-2025
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Doc Talk In Cannes: Deadline Podcast Hosts American Pavilion Panel On Challenged State Of Documentary Industry
Another glamorous Cannes Film Festival has ended, after an exciting fortnight on the Côte d'Azur that drew the likes of Tom Cruise, Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Pattinson, Denzel Washington, Paul Mescal, Kristen Stewart, Bono and many others. Stars of documentaries also turned up: Shia LaBeouf, whose exploits as founder of a free theater company in L.A. are chronicled in Slauson Rec, and Julian Assange, focus of the documentary The Six Billion Dollar Man. The latter film, directed by Eugene Jarecki, won a Special Jury Prize, marking the 10th anniversary of the L'Oeil d'or award, which goes to the top documentary at Cannes. Imago, directed by Chechen filmmaker Déni Oumar Pitsaev, took the 2025 L'Oeil d'or prize. More from Deadline Doc Talk Podcast Goes International, Reporting From Poland's Millennium Docs Against Gravity Cannes Film Festival 2025: Read All Of Deadline's Movie Reviews Including Palme D'Or Winner 'It Was Just An Accident' Sony Pictures Classics Takes North America & Multiple Territories For Cannes Caméra D'Or Winner 'The President's Cake' For the first time, Deadline's Doc Talk podcast traveled to Cannes to record interviews and to moderate a panel at the American Pavilion. Today's episode of the show is built around our AmPav discussion on the state of the documentary industry, which featured panelists Vanessa Hope, director of Invisible Nation; Joe Tufano, VP Distribution at Submarine Entertainment; and Catherine Quantschnigg, Noah Media Group's Producer, Sales. Tufano explains how documentary filmmakers increasingly are moving to a territory-by-territory approach to sell their features in the absence of acquisitions for worldwide distribution. Hope tells us why she considered going the self-distribution route in the U.S. for her award-winning film that explores Taiwan as it contends with almost daily threats from mainland China. And Quantschnigg reveals how the distribution landscape has changed dramatically in only a few years since Netflix acquired Noah Media Group's acclaimed film 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible. That's on the latest edition of the Doc Talk podcast, hosted by Oscar winner John Ridley (12 Years a Slave, Shirley) and Matt Carey, Deadline's documentary editor. The pod is a production of Deadline and Ridley's Nō Studios. Listen to the episode above or on major podcast platforms including Spotify, iHeart and Apple. Best of Deadline 'Hacks' Season 4 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Come Out? Everything We Know About 'Hacks' Season 4 So Far 'The Last Of Us': Differences Between HBO Series & Video Game Across Seasons 1 And 2
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28-05-2025
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Doc Talk In Cannes: Deadline Podcast Hosts American Pavilion Panel On Challenged State Of Documentary Industry
Another glamorous Cannes Film Festival has ended, after an exciting fortnight on the Côte d'Azur that drew the likes of Tom Cruise, Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Pattinson, Denzel Washington, Paul Mescal, Kristen Stewart, Bono and many others. Stars of documentaries also turned up: Shia LaBeouf, whose exploits as founder of a free theater company in L.A. are chronicled in Slauson Rec, and Julian Assange, focus of the documentary The Six Billion Dollar Man. The latter film, directed by Eugene Jarecki, won a Special Jury Prize, marking the 10th anniversary of the L'Oeil d'or award, which goes to the top documentary at Cannes. Imago, directed by Chechen filmmaker Déni Oumar Pitsaev, took the 2025 L'Oeil d'or prize. More from Deadline Doc Talk Podcast Goes International, Reporting From Poland's Millennium Docs Against Gravity Cannes Film Festival 2025: Read All Of Deadline's Movie Reviews Including Palme D'Or Winner 'It Was Just An Accident' Sony Pictures Classics Takes North America & Multiple Territories For Cannes Caméra D'Or Winner 'The President's Cake' For the first time, Deadline's Doc Talk podcast traveled to Cannes to record interviews and to moderate a panel at the American Pavilion. Today's episode of the show is built around our AmPav discussion on the state of the documentary industry, which featured panelists Vanessa Hope, director of Invisible Nation; Joe Tufano, VP Distribution at Submarine Entertainment; and Catherine Quantschnigg, Noah Media Group's Producer, Sales. Tufano explains how documentary filmmakers increasingly are moving to a territory-by-territory approach to sell their features in the absence of acquisitions for worldwide distribution. Hope tells us why she considered going the self-distribution route in the U.S. for her award-winning film that explores Taiwan as it contends with almost daily threats from mainland China. And Quantschnigg reveals how the distribution landscape has changed dramatically in only a few years since Netflix acquired Noah Media Group's acclaimed film 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible. That's on the latest edition of the Doc Talk podcast, hosted by Oscar winner John Ridley (12 Years a Slave, Shirley) and Matt Carey, Deadline's documentary editor. The pod is a production of Deadline and Ridley's Nō Studios. Listen to the episode above or on major podcast platforms including Spotify, iHeart and Apple. Best of Deadline 'Hacks' Season 4 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Come Out? Everything We Know About 'Hacks' Season 4 So Far 'The Last Of Us': Differences Between HBO Series & Video Game Across Seasons 1 And 2
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16-05-2025
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Andiamo, Stanley! Stanley Tucci Shares Insights From His New NatGeo Culinary Adventure Series ‘Tucci In Italy'
Stanley Tucci has an appetite. Not just for food but for culture, conversation, travel, exploration – all the things that make life enriching. The actor gets to indulge those passions, and take us along with him, in the new National Geographic documentary series Tucci in Italy, now in contention for Emmy recognition. The five-part series finds him venturing far and wide in the homeland of his ancestors, to regions well known like Tuscany and Lombardy, and to other areas further from the beaten path like Abruzzo and Trentino-Alto Adige. Everywhere, the first item on the menu is to experience the region's food. More from Deadline Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson On The Genius Of Sly Stone And Rock Star's Precipitous Fall - Doc Talk Podcast Nixon, Lennon, Fonda, Ali: How David Frost Booked, Charmed, Probed World's Biggest Newsmakers & Stars - Doc Talk Podcast David Blaine Says The Magic Of 'Do Not Attempt' Is In People Doing "The Invisible Work" To Astonish - Contenders TV: Docs, Unscripted & Variety On the new episode of Deadline's Doc Talk podcast, Tucci joins hosts John Ridley and Matt Carey to discuss his series, and how it builds on his earlier Emmy-winning show for CNN, Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy. He tells us how he selected the destinations he wanted to explore, the favorite meal he experienced, and the one kind of food he studiously avoids. His 'I'll pass on that' list is very short – as the series demonstrates, he's up for eating and savoring a huge variety of dishes including trippa (tripe), lardo (lard) and salad served in a vase. Tucci also shares his thoughts on Italy's recent rightward political shift and why he wanted to delve into that in the episode he filmed in the prosperous region of Lombardy, the part of Italy that's home to the cities of Milan, Brescia, Bergamo and more. The actor also tells us how he first learned Italian – stemming from a boyhood stay in the country when he was thrown into the linguistic deep end of the pool, or la parte profonda della piscina if you prefer. That's on the latest edition of the Doc Talk podcast, hosted by Oscar winner Ridley (12 Years a Slave, Shirley) and Carey, Deadline's documentary editor. The pod is a production of Deadline and Ridley's Nō Studios. Listen to the episode above or on major podcast platforms including Spotify, iHeart and Apple. Best of Deadline Everything We Know About The 'Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping' Movie So Far TV Show Book Adaptations Arriving In 2025 So Far Book-To-Movie Adaptations Coming Out In 2025
