New York filmmaker April Anderson talks with Bob Pomeroy about volcanoes, horses, and making documentaries in Iceland.

Director Laura Citarella, of the famed filmmaking collective El Pampero Cine, has created with her newest feature Trenque Lauquen a provocative transformation of her protagonist Laura (Laura Parades), whom Citarella first introduced in her 2011 film Ostende. Lily and Generoso enjoyed an in-depth conversation with Citarella about Trenque Lauquen when it screened at AFI Fest 2022.

Back in 2018, Lily and Generoso selected Adirley Queirós’s Once There Was Brasilia as a top ten film. That feature’s cinematographer, Joana Pimenta, has now co-directed with Queirós one of the most expansive political films we’ve seen this year, Dry Ground Burning. Lily and Generoso interviewed Pimenta at AFI Fest earlier this month.

Melissa Plotsky and Kid Congo Powers talk about the music fan-turned legendary musician’s crazy and wondrous punk coming-of-age story, Some New Kind of Kick.

Director Miryam Charles’s compelling and personal hybrid documentary feature debut, Cette Maison, was a favorite of Lily and Generoso’s at AFI Fest 2022. They spoke at length with Charles during the festival about her film, which examines the emotional impact resulting from her young cousin’s death.

Patrick Greene logs into his long dormant Skype account for a conversation about free jazz, punk rock, and books, mike watt style.

Shortly after AFI Fest 2021 wrapped, Generoso spoke at length with director, Araceli Lemos about her award-winning and potent feature debut, Holy Emy. Lemos’s film uses elements of body horror in her story about the exoticization of two Filipina sisters living in Greece and how that exploitation creates a distance between them.

Earlier this year, director Payal Kapadia was awarded the Oeil d’or (Golden Eye) for best documentary at the 74th Cannes Film Festival for her debut feature, A Night of Knowing Nothing. Lily and Generoso interviewed Kapadia about her poignant film, which employs a hybrid-fiction technique to provide a personal view of the student protests that engulfed Indian colleges and universities during the previous decade.

An interview with Florida hard rocker Shain Koorn.

Generoso speaks with director Alonso Ruizpalacios, whose dynamic new feature, A Cop Movie, utilizes a unique and effective hybrid documentary style to examine police corruption in and around Mexico City. A Cop Movie was the winner of the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution at the 2021 Berlin Film Festival.

Animation director Jane Samborski and writer and director Dash Shaw join Lily and Generoso Fierro for a conversation about their latest film, Cryptozoo. The winner of the NEXT Innovator Award at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Cryptozoo is a dazzling animated feature that examines big questions about good intentions and conservation. The film opens up in theaters and for streaming on August 20th.

Generoso sits down with guitarist and composer Mike Baggetta to discuss his work with Mike Watt and Stephen Hodges in mssv and the challenges of creating during the pandemic.

Guitarist Robert Evan Trop of Beach Viper discusses his influences and growing up on Elvis.

With Piedra Sola, director Alejandro Telémaco Tarraf has presented us with one of the most compelling debut features we’ve seen in years. At AFI Fest 2020, Generoso spoke with Alejandro about the Andean Cosmovision and the blending of fiction and documentary in his film.

Ray Ray speaks about a life behind the drum set.

Australian singer/songwriter Pamela Claire discusses her eclectic roots.

Drummer Daniel Silva talks influences and more with Stacey Zering.

Renowned violinist Gregory Harrington unveils how he chose elegant covers on his new album Without You.

George Mitchell of Fishbelly Black on weaving funk, jazz, and hip-hop.

Devyn Rush talks her influences and style and her new EP with Stacey Zering.