3.31-Filmmaker Interview with Emily Sheskin
04/15/25 • 21 min
In today's episode, I interview Emily Sheskin, the director of the short documentary "Livestreams with GrandmaPuzzles." The film focuses on the unlikely pairing of Twitch with jigsaw puzzles and premiered at the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival last fall.
Listen to hear about the incredible community around jigsaw puzzling that continues to grow around the world, the importance of representation in the puzzle world, and how we would all benefit from reinforcing community connections in our lives.
Books mentioned in this episode include:
- Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire by David Remnick
- Reaganland: America's Right Turn 1976-1980 by Rick Perlstein
- The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
Films and TV shows mentioned in this episode include:
- "Livestreams with GrandmaPuzzles" directed by Emily Sheskin
- JessZilla directed by Emily Sheskin
- Wicker Kittens directed by Amy Elliott
- Join or Die directed by Rebecca Davis and Pete Davis
- The Remarkable Life of Ibelin directed by Benjamin Ree
- Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind directed by Hayao Miyazaki
- Spirited Away directed by Hayao Miyazaki
- Princess Mononoke directed by Hayao Miyazaki
- The Little Mermaid directed by Ron Clements and John Musker
- Love on the Spectrum (series)
- The King of Kong directed by Seth Gordon
- Capturing the Friedmans directed by Andrew Jarecki
- The Art Star and the Sudanese Twins directed by Pietra Brettkelly
- Jesus Camp directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady
- Star Trek: First Contact directed by Jonathan Frakes
- Doctor Strange directed by Scott Derrickson
- The Silence of the Lambs directed by Jonathan Demme
- Legally Blonde directed by Robert Luketic
- Parks and Recreation (series)
- Black Snow directed by Alina Simone
- Mistress Dispeller directed by Elizabeth Lo
To check out Adele's puzzle livestreams yourself, head over to justlovepuzzles on Twitch. Follow Emily on Instagram @emilysheskin and the film @puzzlepeopledoc. Check out Emily's production company's website at chickenwingpictures.com and her personal site at emilysheskin.com.
For more puzzle goodness, check out puzzlesofcolor.com, speedpuzzling.com, the USA Jigsaw Puzzle Association, and the World Jigsaw Puzzle Federation.
In today's episode, I interview Emily Sheskin, the director of the short documentary "Livestreams with GrandmaPuzzles." The film focuses on the unlikely pairing of Twitch with jigsaw puzzles and premiered at the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival last fall.
Listen to hear about the incredible community around jigsaw puzzling that continues to grow around the world, the importance of representation in the puzzle world, and how we would all benefit from reinforcing community connections in our lives.
Books mentioned in this episode include:
- Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire by David Remnick
- Reaganland: America's Right Turn 1976-1980 by Rick Perlstein
- The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
Films and TV shows mentioned in this episode include:
- "Livestreams with GrandmaPuzzles" directed by Emily Sheskin
- JessZilla directed by Emily Sheskin
- Wicker Kittens directed by Amy Elliott
- Join or Die directed by Rebecca Davis and Pete Davis
- The Remarkable Life of Ibelin directed by Benjamin Ree
- Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind directed by Hayao Miyazaki
- Spirited Away directed by Hayao Miyazaki
- Princess Mononoke directed by Hayao Miyazaki
- The Little Mermaid directed by Ron Clements and John Musker
- Love on the Spectrum (series)
- The King of Kong directed by Seth Gordon
- Capturing the Friedmans directed by Andrew Jarecki
- The Art Star and the Sudanese Twins directed by Pietra Brettkelly
- Jesus Camp directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady
- Star Trek: First Contact directed by Jonathan Frakes
- Doctor Strange directed by Scott Derrickson
- The Silence of the Lambs directed by Jonathan Demme
- Legally Blonde directed by Robert Luketic
- Parks and Recreation (series)
- Black Snow directed by Alina Simone
- Mistress Dispeller directed by Elizabeth Lo
To check out Adele's puzzle livestreams yourself, head over to justlovepuzzles on Twitch. Follow Emily on Instagram @emilysheskin and the film @puzzlepeopledoc. Check out Emily's production company's website at chickenwingpictures.com and her personal site at emilysheskin.com.
For more puzzle goodness, check out puzzlesofcolor.com, speedpuzzling.com, the USA Jigsaw Puzzle Association, and the World Jigsaw Puzzle Federation.
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3.30-Street Angel & Skyscraper with Beth Lisogorsky
Today's episode is my conversation about the 1928 films Street Angel and Skyscraper. My friend Beth Lisogorsky from Beth's TV & Film Recommendations joins me to discuss the films and we talk about some of the visual touches in Street Angel, how vertigo inducing some of the images in Skyscraper are, and a wonderful relationship between to two leads in Skyscraper. Check out the previous episode where Beth and I first covered Street Angel.
You can watch Street Angel and Skyscraper YouTube and be sure to check out Beth's newsletter.
Other films mentioned in this episode include:
- Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans directed by F. W. Murnau
- Four Devils directed by F. W. Murnau
- Murnau's 4 Devils: Traces of a Lost Film directed by Janet Bergstrom
- "The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station" directed by the Lumiere Brothers
- Speedy directed by Ted Wilde and Clyde Bruckman
- An Affair to Remember directed by Leo McCarey
- Love Story directed by Arthur Hiller
- Love Affair directed by Leo McCarey
- Good Will Hunting directed by Gus Van Sant
Other referenced topics:
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3.32-Glorious Betsy with Enrico Banson
Today's episode is my conversation about the 1928 film Glorious Betsy. My friend Enrico Banson from the Director's Notes newsletter joins me to discuss the film and we talk about how the viewing experience would be substantially different with the partial talkie segments that are now missing, Conrad Nagle's involvement in the creation of the Academy Awards, and where Glorious Betsy fits in with other films of the era that were experimenting with sound. I also have an unexpected guest on this episode with my dog barking at a squirrel outside while we were recording! We also touch briefly on the 1928 film The Cop which was supposed to be our topic on this episode, but is currently unavailable.
You can watch Glorious Betsy on YouTube and be sure to check out Enrico's newsletter.
Other films mentioned in this episode include:
- Riley the Cop directed by John Ford
- The Magnificent Ambersons directed by Orson Welles
- The Jazz Singer directed by Alan Crosland
- Don Juan directed by Alan Crosland
- 7th Heaven directed by Frank Borzage
- Pandora's Box directed by G. W. Pabst
- Wings directed by William A. Wellman
Other referenced topics:
- Glorious Betsy (novel) by Arline De Haas
- Glorious Betsy (play) by Rida Johnson Young
- New York Times review of the film
- Listen to Pasquale Amato's singing voice on Wikipedia
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