The Top 10 Movies Scenes of 2023 and ‘American Fiction’ With Cord Jefferson
12/22/23 • 94 min
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Sean and Amanda open the show by talking about their five favorite scenes of the 2023 movie year (1:00), before digging into one of the most exciting directorial debuts of the year: Cord Jefferson’s ‘American Fiction’ (24:00). They talk about the state of family dramas and satires as genres and how ‘American Fiction’ succeeds as a refreshing mix of the two. Then, Sean is joined by Jefferson to talk about the expected and unexpected challenges of directing a film when you have a background as a writer, the movie’s deep and wonderful cast, what kinds of things he’s gravitating toward working on next, and more (38:00).
Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins
Guest: Cord Jefferson
Senior Producer: Bobby Wagner
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Sean and Amanda open the show by talking about their five favorite scenes of the 2023 movie year (1:00), before digging into one of the most exciting directorial debuts of the year: Cord Jefferson’s ‘American Fiction’ (24:00). They talk about the state of family dramas and satires as genres and how ‘American Fiction’ succeeds as a refreshing mix of the two. Then, Sean is joined by Jefferson to talk about the expected and unexpected challenges of directing a film when you have a background as a writer, the movie’s deep and wonderful cast, what kinds of things he’s gravitating toward working on next, and more (38:00).
Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins
Guest: Cord Jefferson
Senior Producer: Bobby Wagner
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Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins
Senior Producer: Bobby Wagner
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Senior Producer: Bobby Wagner
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