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Join Academy Award, Grammy Award, and Emmy Award-winning director and producer Morgan Neville (20 Feet From Stardom, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?), as he discusses his creative process. The conversation focuses on how Morgan works across formats, lessons learned in his career, and insights on finding inventive ways to tell stories as a cultural documentarian. He will also talk about his film Piece by Piece, a biographical documentary about the life of the prolific musical artist Pharrell Williams, which is told through Lego animation.
Morgan Neville is an Academy Award, Grammy Award, and Emmy Award-winning director and producer known for his work as a cultural documentarian. His acclaimed film Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, a documentary about Fred Rogers, was released by Focus Features in 2018 and has become one of the best-reviewed and highest-grossing documentaries of all time. His 2013 film, 20 Feet From Stardom, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary, as well as a Grammy Award for Best Music Film. His film, Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain, premiered theatrically in 2021, and was the highest grossing documentary of the year. more...
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Katherine "Kat" Street is an LA-based award-winning filmmaker and Philadelphia native. A cinephile at heart, she writes female-driven stories with complex (oftentimes damaged) main characters, centered around self-discovery, self-love, and belonging. She has written numerous short-form projects, including original shorts, pilots, and features. She wrote and directed the dramatic short film “Cycles,” which received festival recognition in both acting and best romantic short. She also created her award-winning flagship web series "The New Adult,” which is currently streaming on Kweli TV. more...
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