Here’s a list of interviews I have done with a variety of film/TV filmmakers/writers as well as talent. This page will be updated periodically as new content comes in. Pictured above is Ruth with writer/director Debra Granik on her 2018 MSPIFF interview.
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2018
- Indie Film Spotlight: ‘Virginia Minnesota’ & interview w/ writer/director Daniel Stine
- Indie Film Spotlight: Smitten! & Q&A w/ Oscar-winning screenwriter & director Barry Morrow
- Indie Film Spotlight: ‘Leave No Trace’ review + interview w/ writer/director Debra Granik
- Indie Sci-Fi Film Spotlight: HOVER – Review + Q &A with director Matt Osterman
2017
- Indie Film Spotlight: ‘Project Eden Vol.1’ + Interview with lead actress Emily Fradenburgh
- Indie Film Spotlight: ‘Project Eden Vol.1’ + Interview with lead actress Peter Hansen
- ‘Project Eden Vol.1’ Premiere Recap + Interview with filmmakers Ashlee Jensen & Terrance Young
- Indie Film Spotlight: ‘The Babymoon’ + Interview with writer/director Bailey Kobe & lead actress Julie McNiven
- TCFF Insider Series: KID WEST movie & my interview w/ filmmaker Jesse Mast
- Indie Film Spotlight: LET ME GO + Interview with writer/director Polly Steele
2016
- TCFF Opening Night Film: ‘Blood Stripe’ – Interview w/ Remy Auberjonois & Kate Nowlin
- FlixChatter Interview with Lea Thompson on ‘The Trouble With the Truth’, career longevity in Hollywood and her directing debut
- Indie Film Spotlight: ‘The Trouble With the Truth’ + Interview with writer/director Jim Hemphill
- Indie Film Spotlight: ‘Funeral Day’ + Interview with director/lead actor Jon Weinberg
- TCFF Indie Film Spotlight: ‘The Architect’ + Interview with writer/director Jonathan Parker
- TCFF Indie Film Spotlight: ‘Miles Between Us’ + Interview with lead actor Dariush Moslemi
- TCFF Indie Film Spotlight: ‘June Falling Down’ + Interview with writer/director Rebecca Weaver
- Indie film spotlight: DRAGONFLY (2016) & Interview with the creators of the film
- Spotlight on ’13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi’ – Interview with 3 surviving members of the security forces team
- Spotlight on indie sci-fi 400 DAYS – Q & A with writer/director Matt Osterman
- Spotlight on Whiskey Tango Foxtrot – Interview with Kim Barker, whose memoir inspired the film
2015
- Spotlight on indie dramedy Night Owls’ and interview with writer/director Charles Hood
- Interview with The Peanuts Movie’s writer/producer Craig Schulz and director Steve Martino
- TCFF 2015: Interview with The Adderall Diaries‘ writer/director Pamela Romanowsky
- TCFF 2015: Interview with The Dust Storm‘s co-director Ryan Lacen + actress Kristen Gutoskie
- TCFF 2015: Interview with In the Dark‘s director David Spaltro
- TCFF 2015: Interview with It’s Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong‘s writer/director Emily Ting
- TCFF 2015: Interview with director of FINDING NOAH documentary Brent Baum
- Interview with NO ESCAPE filmmakers John Erick & Drew Dowdle
- Interview with The Center filmmaker Charlie Griak & lead actor Matt Cici
- The Longest Ride interview with cast member Scott Eastwood & Britt Robertson
- 112 Weddings Interview with filmmaker Doug Block
2014
- Interview with Foxcatcher’s director Bennett Miller
- TCFF Interview with Bradley King & George Finn for sci-fi thriller Time Lapse
- TCFF Interview with Rik Swartzwelder, Writer/Director/Star of Old Fashioned
- TCFF Interview with Haley Lu Richardson (
- TCFF Interview with Ink & Steel Filmmakers/Cast
- Interview with Black Sails’ actor Sean Cameron Michael (aka Richard Guthrie)
- TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION interview with Jack Reynor and Nicola Peltz
- Divergent interview with author Veronica Roth & cast member Ansel Elgort
2013
- The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones Interview with Jamie Campbell Bower, Lily Collins, & Kevin Zegers
- The Act of Killing review and Interview with director Joshua Oppenheimer
- The Angels’ Share’s Screenwriter Paul Laverty – on Ken Loach, inhabiting the characters of his films, Eric Cantona, and more!
- TCFF Interview with Forev’s director Molly Green, Winter in the Blood’s Chaske-Spencer, & Bahamian Son’s director Andrew Melby
- TCFF Interview with Trust, Greed, Bullets and Bourbon: Review and interview with Director Scott Kawczynski
- TCFF Interview with ‘Hot & Bothered’ & ‘A Better Life’ filmmakers Jake Greene & Conor Holt
2012
- Interview with The Angels’ Share‘s screenwriter Paul Laverty
- Interview with ‘The Big Noise’ director Dominic Pelosi
- Interviews with ‘Forev”s director Molly Green, Winter in the Blood’s Chaske-Spencer, & Bahamian Son’s director Andrew Melby
2011
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Hi! My name is Taia and I’m a journalist and podcast producer at BTRtoday, a multi-media platform covering independent news. I host a podcast called Biology of the Blog and it revolves around interviewing an awesome blogger every week on the show. I’m wondering if you might be willing to come on air as a guest speaker in the next couple weeks and chat about movies?
The interview is not done live, so I can edit out any verbal pauses. I’ve found the best medium is Skype (mine) to phone (yours), and can give you a call from our studio.
If this sounds like something you’d be interested in, please email me a reply along with some idea of availability over the next week or so and we can figure out more details. taia.s.handlin@gmail.com
Thanks so much for your time and consideration!
Warmly,
Taia Handlin