The Filmmaker’s Podcast #424: ‘The Piano Lesson’ with Malcolm Washington & Danielle Deadwyler

Here’s the latest episode of The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.

For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro-budget indie films to bigger-budget studio films and everything in between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk about how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their filmmaking experiences from directors, writers, producers and screenwriters, to actors, cinematographers and distributors.

The Filmmaker’s Podcast #424: The Piano Lesson: Making your debut feature starring Samuel L. Jackson with Netflix with writer-director Malcolm Washington & actress Danielle Deadwyler

On this week’s episode, we welcome first-time writer-director Malcolm Washington and actress Danielle Deadwyler to the show. They sat down with Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir to discuss their Netflix film The Piano Lesson, which also stars Samuel L. Jackson and John David Washington.

Malcolm talked about:

• directing a big-budget debut feature
• the importance of attaching cast
• balancing tone
• pitching to Netflix, Samuel L. Jackson & Denzel Washington

Danielle talked about:

• what she looks for in a project
• what makes a great director
• the importance of protecting
• the difference between film & theatre

The Piano Lesson is out in cinemas now! And it’s coming out on Netflix on the 22nd of November

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