Uploaded August 2012 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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The National Film Society talks with delightful multihyphenate Issa Rae (The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl) about filmmaking and challenges her to a truly bizarre "awkward contest."

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Filmmakers Patrick Epino and Stephen Dypiangco are co-founders of the National Film Society. With a uniquely brainy and offbeat style, the National Film Society produces weekly web videos about movies, filmmaking and pop culture.

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Web Series
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Awkward

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