Tribeca Film Festival 2009

Filmmaker Wong Kar Wai ('In The Mood for Love', 'Chungking Express', 'Happy Together') talks with journalist Dennis Lim about his latest film, 'My Blueberry Nights,' which tells the story of a soul-searching journey across America.

Their names may not be familiar now. But if their recent work is any indication, they will be soon. Meet some up-and-coming filmmakers whose movies were selected for the 2007 TriBeCa Film Festival.

Hear media artist Paul D. Miller, known as DJ Spooky, discuss his boundary defying work, Rebirth of a Nation, in which he deconstructs and remixes D.W. Griffith's controversial 1915 silent film, The Birth of a Nation.

Hear director Marc Forster discuss the critical and commercial success of his films Monster's Ball, Finding Neverland, Stay, and Stranger Than Fiction. Marc is currently in post-production on his adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's best-selling novel, The Kite Runner.

Join actor and filmmaker Matthew Modine as he talks about four short films he conceived and directed: I Think I Thought, To Kill An American, Bicycle For A Day, and Love. Learn how Matthew used the Mac and Final Cut Studio to help bring these films to life.

Oscar-winning animator John Canemaker shares how he brought personal and difficult subject matter to the screen through his animated film The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation. The Mac played a significant role in the post-production of his hand-drawn animation.

Join actor and filmmaker Edward Burns for a discussion on independent filmmaking. Ed will share his thoughts on making movies and discuss how his film The Groomsmen was edited with Final Cut Pro.

Hear Oscar-winning filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen talk about their filmmaking experiences, including how they used Final Cut Pro to edit their films Intolerable Cruelty, The Ladykillers, and the upcoming No Country for Old Men.

Filmmaker Mary Harron, screenwriter and director of American Psycho, talks about how she adapts novels into screenplays--most notably her current script based on Rachel Klein's novel, The Moth Diaries. Hear how she and her husband, filmmaker John Walsh, use the Mac, and see footage from their latest video project edited with Final Cut Pro.

John Dahl, director of The Last Seduction and Rounders, discusses the making of his latest film, You Kill Me. The film was edited with Final Cut Pro and colored with FinalTouch.

Learn how filmmaker David Holbrooke used Final Cut Pro to edit more than 100 hours of footage for his latest documentary, Hard as Nails--a film about an unordained evangelical minister who is trying to save America one soul at a time.

Actress, singer, director, and Oscar nominated writer Julie Delpy discusses her many artistic endeavors, including these critically acclaimed films: Before Sunrise; Before Sunset, which she cowrote and starred in; and 2 Days in Paris (Deux jours à Paris), her new film, which she wrote, directed, edited, produced, scored, and starred in.

Get a peek behind the scenes from some of the film industry’s leading writers, directors, producers, editors, and animators.