IndieWire's Filmmaker Toolkit
IndieWire's Filmmaker Toolkit
Chris O'Falt
Live with 'New Jack City' Director Mario Van Peebles
37 minutes Posted Aug 28, 2025 at 12:55 pm.
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Mario Van Peebles joins IndieWire’s Jim Hemphill for a live version of Filmmaker Toolkit to talk about his directorial debut, “New Jack City.” In a conversation that followed a 35mm screening of the 1991 gangster classic, Van Peebles discusses casting the film, finding its visual language, and the influence of his father Melvin Van Peebles on his approach.

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