Many individuals are wondering why data-driven platforms such as Netflix, Amazon, and Google are becoming so successful at generating creative content. In his talk, Smith explains how the ability of these platforms to promote content to customers with unique preferences…
2019 Sundance Film Festival Program Announcement
Join Festival Director John Cooper and Director of Programming Kim Yutani in conversation with Mark Olsen from the LA Times as they discuss to discuss the big picture trends from this year’s lineup and what to watch out for on…
Aretha Franklin in ‘AMAZING GRACE’ as Directed by the Late, Great Sydney Pollack
In 1972, Aretha Franklin recorded her biggest selling album “Amazing Grace” as a live gospel performance over two nights at a Los Angeles church, under the direction of Reverend James Cleveland. The event was recorded by camera crews led by…
‘How I Built This’: Whole Foods and John Mackey
In 1978, college dropout John Mackey scraped together $45,000 to open his first health food store, “Safer Way.” A few years later he co-founded Whole Foods Market — and launched an organic food revolution that helped change the way Americans…
SKIP DAY: Life in Florida After High School
Intimate glimpses of one very special day in the lives of high-school seniors from an industrial corner of the Florida Everglades: prom’s over, the future is uncertain, and the irresistible pull of the beach makes the long-time friends drive 60…
‘Slow Burn’: How Kacey Musgraves Made a Trippy Country Song
Kacey Musgraves took an acid trip and returned with the concept for “Slow Burn,” a song that set the tone for her genre-bending country album. Using FaceTime interviews, demos and doodles we show you how the track came together. (Source:…