66 Episodes

  1. E64 • Make The Struggle Worth It • PARSIFAL REPARATO, dir. of 'She' - Best Doc, Adelaide Film Festival following Locarno

    Published: 12/9/2025

  2. E63 • More With Less Through Technique and Resilience • SHIH-CHING TSOU, dir. of ‘Left-Handed Girl‘ - Taiwan’s '25 Oscar Submission, Now on Netflix

    Published: 12/2/2025

  3. Past Present Feature Film Festival (Nov. 19-21) in Hollywood, CA • Tickets @ pastpresentfeature.eventive.org

    Published: 11/10/2025

  4. E62 • From Lockdown to Locarno • JANICKE ASKEVOLD, dir. of ‘Solomamma‘ at Locarno

    Published: 10/14/2025

  5. E61 • Prioritizing Audience Experience, Enjoying the Process • MERCEDES BRYCE MORGAN, dir. of ‘Bone Lake’ now In Theaters from Bleecker Street, following Fantastic Fest

    Published: 9/30/2025

  6. E60 • From Stroke Survivor to Digital Age Storyteller • AUDUN AMUNDSEN, dir. of ‘Click the Link Below’ at Doc Edge

    Published: 9/2/2025

  7. E59 • Breaking Taboos and Crafting The Anti-Heroine • NINA KNAG, dir. of ‘Don’t Call Me Mama’ at Karlovy Vary, Crystal Globe Competition

    Published: 8/19/2025

  8. E58 • Inside the Mind of a Festival Gatekeeper • THOM POWERS, Lead Documentary Programmer of the Toronto International Film Festival

    Published: 8/5/2025

  9. E57 • From Collab’ing With Coppola to Creating ‘The Purge‘: 30 Years in Hollywood • JAMES DEMONACO, dir. of ‘The Home’ starring Pete Davidson, now in Theaters via Miramax

    Published: 7/22/2025

  10. E56 • The More Specific, The More Universal • MADELEINE GAVIN, dir. of ‘Beyond Utopia’ now on Hulu following the Sundance Audience Award

    Published: 7/9/2025

  11. E55 • How to Build a Nightmare, and the Art of Letting Go • JULIA MAX, dir. of ‘The Surrender’ Now on AMC+ following SXSW

    Published: 6/24/2025

  12. E54 • Genre Blending: Creating a Hilarious Horror • DAVID JOSEPH CRAIG & BRIAN CRANO, dirs. of ‘I Don’t Understand You’ Now in Theaters following SXSW

    Published: 6/3/2025

  13. E53 • Making Films Without Fear • NATESH HEGDE, dir. of ‘Tiger’s Pond’ at Berlinale

    Published: 5/20/2025

  14. E52 • Making a Feature Film Over 52 Years • VIBEKE LØKKEBERG, dir. of ‘The Long Road to the Director’s Chair’ at Berlinale

    Published: 5/13/2025

  15. E51 • Making An AI Feature in 6 Days (On No Sleep) • YIWEN CAO, dir. of ‘What’s Next?’ at Berlinale

    Published: 5/6/2025

  16. E50 • Navigating the Film Ecosystem • PHIL COX, co-dir. of ‘Khartoum’ at Berlinale following Sundance

    Published: 4/29/2025

  17. E49 • The Power of Real-Time Documentary • NAYIBE TAVARES-ABEL, dir. of ‘Colossal’ at Berlinale

    Published: 4/22/2025

  18. E48 • Adapting Literature, and Grief, to Film • DYLAN SOUTHERN, dir. of ‘The Thing With Feathers’ starring Benedict Cumberbatch at Berlinale + Sundance

    Published: 4/15/2025

  19. E47 • Preparation, Meet Adaptability • SARAH MIRO FISCHER, dir. of ‘The Good Sister’ at Berlinale

    Published: 4/8/2025

  20. E46 • Navigating Death and Legacy as Themes • BEN HETHCOAT, dir. of ‘Coroner To The Stars’ - AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER at Slamdance

    Published: 4/1/2025

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Past Present Feature is a film appreciation podcast hosted by Emmy-winning director Marcus Mizelle, showcasing today’s filmmakers, their latest release, and the past cinema that inspired them.