Uploaded April 2014 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Our friend Luke Matheny (Maron, Gortimer Gibbon's Life On Normal Street) drops by to share his insights on the job of being a TV director.

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This video is about:
Luke Matheny
Directing
Television
Film
Maron
IFC
Amazon Studios
Gortimer Gibbon's Life On Normal Street
National Film Society