American Masters: Creative Spark

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Writer and director Noah Baumbach

Noah Baumbach (“The Squid and the Whale,” “Margot at the Wedding,” “The Meyerowitz Stories”) talks about how and why he makes movies. Through equal parts comedy and drama, Baumbach’s films frequently deal with the pains of family life with stunning clarity. His most recent film “Marriage Story,” now nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture, explores the complicated fallout of a failing coast-to-coast marriage.

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  Phoebe Robinson Shows Her Work

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  Fantasmas: Julio Torres on Art Surviving in Late-Stage Capitalism

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  Sarah McLachlan: Making Music to Connect and Heal

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  How Natasha Rothwell’s Life Brought Her to “The White Lotus”

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  Daniel Dae Kim Leads Spy Drama and Fights for Industry Change

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  Phil Rosenthal’s Secret Recipe: Good Food and a Laugh

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  Tunde Adebimpe Channels His DIY Roots Into Raw Solo Debut

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  George C. Wolfe on Desperation and Desire in His “Gypsy”

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  Daveed Diggs Takes on Cyberpunk Rap

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  Lucy Dacus Makes Her First Love Songs

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  Alicia Graf Mack on Honoring the Past and Future of Dance

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  Min Jin Lee Revisits the Decades It Took To Write “Pachinko”

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  Michael Urie Finds Laughs in the Balcony and the Front Row

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  Conor Oberst Finds His Purpose in Process

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  Taffy Brodesser-Akner Defends the Trauma Plot