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What These DPs Used Instead of Stills to Land Their Sundance Films

Recorded live at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, this annual Director of Photography Roundtable features No Film School’s GG Hawkins in conversation with cinematographers Lidia Nikonova, Sam Levy, and Maria Herrera. The group discusses their unconventional paths int ... Show more

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‘Send Help’ Producer Zainab Azizi’s Studio Filmmaking Playbook

Producer Zainab Azizi joins GG Hawkins to break down her journey from agency mailroom to President of Raimi Productions and producing studio features like Send Help. Azizi shares how she develops original ideas, packages talent, protects projects through shifting studio mandates, ... Show more

. 40min 31sec

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