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Podcast: The Filmmakers Podcast
Episode: The Piano Lesson: Making your debut feature starring Samuel L. Jackson with Netflix with writer-director Malcolm Washington & actress Danielle Deadwyler
Description: On this week’s episode, we welcome first-time writer-director Malcolm Washingtonand actress Danielle Deadwyler to the show. They sat down with Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir to discuss their Netflix film The Piano Lesson, which also stars Samuel L. Jackson and John David Washington. Malcolm talked about:
directing a big-budget debut feature
the importance of attaching cast
balancing tone
pitching to Netflix, Samuel L. Jackson & Denzel Washington
In her conversation with Giles & Dom, Danielle chatted about
what she looks for in a project
what makes a gr...