This week on TIFF Long Take, Rob and Geoff sit down with television writer, director, and producer Sam Esmail. Best known as the creator of the hit television series ‘Mr. Robot, Esmail recently directed all ten episodes of the new series ‘Homecoming’; an adaptation of the extremely popular podcast created by Eli Horowitz and Micah Bloomberg. The series which premiered last weekend on Amazon Video, stars Julia Roberts, Stephan James, and Bobby Cannavale.
Esmail talks about why he was initially reluctant to adapt ‘Homecoming’, the classic thrillers that inspired his vision for the show, and why he thought the series would work better broken into half hour episodes.
He also talks about the TV shows that are currently inspiring him, whether the amount of TV currently being produced is sustainable, and what he thinks has elevated television to a higher art form in recent years.
Ep. 103: Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson on the Life and Legacy of ‘Broad City’
Ep. 102: How is France Keeping its Arthouse Cinemas Packed?
Ep. 101: Bing Liu on the Making of ‘Minding the Gap’
Ep. 100: Can a Film Preserve an Endangered Language?
Ep. 99: How the Oscars Addressed its Diversity Problem
Ep. 98: What We’re Looking Forward to in 2019
Ep. 97: Year in Review (Part 2)
Ep. 96: Year in Review (Part 1)
Ep. 95: How Will Blockchain Transform the Film Industry?
Ep. 94: Why Netflix Set Its Sights on Cinemas
Ep. 93: What is the State of Independent Film in 2018?
Ep. 92: Zoe Kazan on Writing, Westerns, and Working With The Coen Brothers
Ep. 91: How ‘Bodied’ Director Joseph Kahn Made This Year’s Most Subversive Film
Ep. 89: Why It’s Finally Time to Take Horror Seriously
Ep. 88: How Dee Rees Went From Film School to Oscar Nominee in a Decade
Ep. 87: How David Gelb Revolutionized Food Documentary
Ep. 86: How to Build a Career in an Emerging Film Market
Ep. 85: What are the Biggest Challenges Facing African Cinema?
Ep. 84: Facebook Enters the World of Prestige TV With ‘Sorry For Your Loss’
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The AI Effect
Writers and Company
The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories
Invisible City
Cloverfeels