A middle school drama teacher, a mother with bipolar disorder, a Minneapolis filmmaker/author, a former Jehovah’s Witness and a psychologist tell personal stories about the impact of Hal Ashby’s cult 1971 classic cult comedy, HAROLD AND MAUDE. Written by Collin Higgins and directed by Hal Ashby, HAROLD AND MAUDE explores the unconventional bond between two outsiders: Harold, a wealthy, death-obsessed young man who spends his time staging elaborate fake suicides and attending strangers' funerals and Maude (Ruth Gordon), a vibrant, eccentric 79-year-old woman who teaches him to embrace life and find joy in the world around him.

Host/Creator: Tim Kirkman

Episode Guests Rachel Barbanel-Fried, John Gaspard, Timothy King, Michael LaRocca, Nicki Nyne

Executive Producer Mary Beth Grealey

Original Music by John Crooke for Space Factory

Made in collaboration with Transylvania University

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Academy Award nominated writer Nancy Oliver, musician Sean Alexander Bart, and psychologist Wendy Winograd tell personal stories about the 2007 film LARS AND THE REAL GIRL. Directed by Craig Gillespie, LARS AND THE REAL GIRL is the story of a Lars (Ryan Gosling), a socially awkward introvert who develops a delusional relationship with a life-sized doll named Bianca. Rather than staging an intervention, his supportive community agrees to treat the doll as a real person to help him work through his emotional trauma. Hosted by filmmaker Tim Kirkman.

Host/Creator: Tim Kirkman

Episode Guests Nancy Oliver, Wendy Winograd, Sean Bart

Executive Producer Mary Beth Grealey

Original Music by John Crooke for Space Factory

Made in collaboration with Transylvania University

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Academy Award-nominated actor Tess Harper, novelist and poet Silas House, and script supervisor/filmmaker Anne Rapp share their stories of TENDER MERCIES, the 1983 drama written by Horton Foote and directed by Bruce Beresford. An alcoholic country music singer finds shelter, love, and a chance at redemption with a single mother and her young son. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, the film stars Best Actor winner Robert Duvall, Betty Buckley, and Ellen Barkin, and Tess Harper in her screen debut.

Host/Creator: Tim Kirkman

Episode Guests Tess Harper, Anne Rapp, Silas House

Executive Producer Mary Beth Grealey

Original Music by John Crooke for Space Factory

Made in collaboration with Transylvania University

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Anne Rapp's documentary HORTON FOOTE: THE ROAD TO HOME

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