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Boston Screenwriter Tells All: An Interview with Scott Rosenberg
Boston Screenwriter Tells All(1998) Boston based screenwriter Scott Rosenberg has achieved great success in the past few years. He has penned such films as the Miramax produced Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead and Beautiful Girls, and the 1997 summer blockbuster, Con Air. During one glorious day in mid September, Scott came to Emerson College to give a presentation and answer . . . More 		 

Wiseman: Prolific Documentarian Discusses Zoo, Filmmaking and Social Change
Wiseman(1994) This interview was produced for Latent Image by Nick Forte, who led a discussion at an Emerson College screening of Frederick Wiseman's latest film, Zoo. It has been edited for brevity.

For the past 27 years, Frederick Wiseman has been the most viewed independent documentary filmmaker in the United States. . . More

     
Interview with Barbara Kopple
(1992) Barbara Kopple, director of the seminal union documentary, Harlan County, USA., has added another important piece to her canon of union films. American Dream, which won the 1990 Academy Award for Best Documentary, was released six years after the strike on which it focuses ended. Despite the inevitable delay, Kopple said at a recent Boston University luncheon, "I think it is a perfect time for it [the film] to come out." She cited the . . . More 		  Local Hero: Jeff Arch Visits His Alma Mater
Local Hero: Jeff Arch Visits His Alma Mater(1997) On November 25, 1996 Emerson alum and Academy Award nominee Jeff Arch (‘76) came back to his alma mater to give Emersonians tips on how to succeed in Hollywood. Arch, whose screenwriting credits include Sleepless in Seattle (with Nora Ephron and David S. Ward) and Iron Will, was nominated in 1993 for a "Best Original Screenplay" Oscar for Sleepless. . . More
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  Sarah Polley: Actor/ Director/ Activist/ Canadian (2002)
An interview with actor/director Sarah Polley on her short film I Shout Love and her life in film and politics. 		  Mr. Smith Goes to Emerson (1997)
An interview with writer/director Kevin Smith on dealing with the studios, his movies and his philosophies on film.
       
  Interviewer Interviewed: A Discussion with Trinh T. Minh-ha (1993)
An interview with independent filmmaker Trihn T. Minh-ha about politics, process, funding and more. 		  Interview with Kathie Berlin (1992)
An insightful interview with Kathie Berlin, studio exec at MGM, about the industry and the process of making movies.
       
  Mixed Propositions: Adventures Into the Creative Mind (1991)
A film students comtemplates his next film and interviews filmmakers Rob Barret, The Prophet, and Rod Welles, Peepshow. 		 

Tony Bill Talks About Crazy People (1990)
An interview with director Tony Bill of Crazy People.

       
  Interview with Karen Aqua (1991)
An interview with animator Karen Aqua. 		  Speaking with Anna Hamilton Phelan (1989)
Interview with Anna Hamilton Phelan, screenwriter of Mask and Gorillas in the Mist.