Hollywood is a system before it is an art form. We take it apart, one conversation at a time.

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Two seasons, twelve conversations

Film Filosophy breaks down the philosophies and concepts of filmmaking and the structures of the American film industry. Each episode takes a single idea — a systemic structure, an internal obstacle, a cultural box — and works it through with someone who has run into it from the inside: writers, directors, showrunners, producers, strike captains and scholars.

Every episode has a companion bonus for Patreon members, where the guest brings a film clip of their own choosing and talks through why it matters.

05Jun 17, 2024

The 1970s New Hollywood Movement

R.J. O’Young — guest

How the New Hollywood movement of the 1970s and its independent cinema scene maps onto the landscape the industry finds itself in now.

04May 20, 2024

The Complexity of Intersectionality in Media

Ryan Alexander Holmes — guest

The actor and content creator, known for embracing his mixed Chinese and African American heritage, on why diving into humanity is so important to the art of storytelling.

Your hosts

Full biographies
Andrew C. Coles

Andrew C. Coles

Founder and CEO of The Mission Entertainment. Producer of Queen & Slim, executive producer of Twenties, and a manager representing storytellers the industry has overlooked.

Tiffany Frances

Tiffany Frances

Taiwanese American writer and director of narrative film, television and commercials. Her AFI film Hello From Taiwan is Oscar qualified.

Nzinga Murráy

Nzinga Murráy

Creative executive, film and television producer, and literary manager. She writes and produces characters of colour who live outside the box society builds for them.