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The 2020 Talkies: Talkhouse Film Contributors’ Top Films of the Year

By Filmmakers | January 6, 2021

By Filmmakers | January 6, 2021

The 2020 Talkies: Talkhouse Film Contributors’ Top Films of the Year

A list of the best movies of the past 12 months, with special contributions by Megan Griffiths, James Ponsoldt, Cooper Raiff and more.

How a Video Store Became My Film School in ’90s Brazil

By David Charles Rodrigues | May 8, 2020

By David Charles Rodrigues | May 8, 2020

How a Video Store Became My Film School in ’90s Brazil

Director David Charles Rodrigues never got any formal film education. Instead, he learned everything from his favorite video-store clerk, Cláudio.

The Cinema of the Other

By David Charles Rodrigues | November 6, 2019

By David Charles Rodrigues | November 6, 2019

The Cinema of the Other

David Charles Rodrigues on how his personal history inspired him to make Gay Chorus Deep South a film for mainstream America.