John Sayles, Filmmaker
Season 6 Episode 16 | 26m 46s
The novelist, screenwriter, actor and filmmaker discusses his career and his newest film.
You won't find many people nominated for two Oscars as well as a National Book Award. And you won't find any with a story as long and varied as John Sayles'. The novelist, screenwriter, actor and filmmaker found himself at the leading edge of the independent film movement in 1980, five years before Sundance gave its first prize. Learn about long career and his latest movie, Honeydripper.
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Funding provided by HillCo Partners, JP Morgan Chase, The Mattsson McHale Foundation, MFI Foundation, Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation
John Sayles, Filmmaker
Season 6 Episode 16 | 26m 46s
You won't find many people nominated for two Oscars as well as a National Book Award. And you won't find any with a story as long and varied as John Sayles'. The novelist, screenwriter, actor and filmmaker found himself at the leading edge of the independent film movement in 1980, five years before Sundance gave its first prize. Learn about long career and his latest movie, Honeydripper.
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