Imagine being a college student, entering your first film in a contest, and coming in third place behind George Lucas and Martin Scorsese! That actually happened to Linda Yellen, and it was an auspicious beginning of a career in Hollywood moviemaking, working with stars like Dennis Hopper, Vanessa Redgrave, Jane Alexander and Jacqueline Bisset. From her groundbreaking film "CHANTILLY LACE" to "THE LAST FILM FESTIVAL" and the controversial "PLAYING FOR TIME," Yellen walks us through her brilliant career, as Director, Writer and Producer. Adventures in filmmaking from a master.
BOBBY RIVERS: MOVIE NERD, CINEMA HISTORIAN
DERRICK PITTS: STAR MAN
VALARIE PETTIFORD: TRIPLE THREAT MAMA
THREE BADASS WOMEN WHO DID IT THEIR WAY
ELIE MYSTAL: BIG BRAIN, BIGGER AFRO
ROBIN GIVHAN: YEAH, I WEAR HEELS ...WHEN I WANT TO!
Man with a Gavel
A GILES FILES MINI: DRIVE UP TO THE DRIVE-IN
THE GILES FILES: IT'S BLUE SKIES AND SUNNY WITH JANICE HUFF
THE GILES FILES: ME AND MIKEY AND IT'S 1987. TRUE STORIES!
THE GILES FILES: THE ART OF MAKING ART - Part 2
A GILES FILES MINI: DEMOCRATS! GET IT TOGETHER!!
THE GILES FILES: THE ART OF MAKING ART - Part 1
THE GILES FILES: TO INFINITY AND BEYOND!
THE GILES FILES: HA HA HA HA HA!
THE GILES FILES: THE $ONE DOLLAR$ INTERVIEW WITH COCKTAILS
THE GILES FILES: TIME AND ITS PIECES
THE GILES FILES: A SALUTE TO PUBLIC SERVICE
THE GILES FILES: DOWNRIGHT UPRIGHT WITH JONATHAN CAPEHART
THE GILES FILES: OLD SCHOOL / NEW SCHOOL
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