Interviews

Queen Sugar - Meet Deborah Kampmeier

Deborah recounts her career as a film director and her decades of trying to break into tv directing. Getting the call from Ava DuVernay was not only life changing but a dream come true.

Turning Darkness Into Light—The Making of Hounddog

Deborah Kampmeier, cinematographer Ed Lachman, and producers Scott Franklin and Jen Gatien talk about the making of the film, and its themes of finding strength and healing after trauma.

Virgin Voices

An intimate conversation with Deborah Kampmeier, Elisabeth Moss, Daphne Rubin-Vega, and Stephanie Gatshet about the audition process, preparation and filming of Virgin. The artists dig into the theme of the power of the imagination and the importance of telling women’s stories.

Sundance Channel FESTIVAL DAILIES: Hounddog

Dakota Fanning, Deborah Kampmeier and Robin Wright discuss Hounddog on the red carpet at the film’s premiere at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.

Deborah Kampmeier Clip from SEEING IS BELIEVING Women Direct

In this excerpt from filmmaker Cady McClain’s documentary “Seeing Is Believing - Women Direct,” Deborah Kampmeier speaks to the urgent and deep need for women’s stories to bring our troubled world into balance.

Hounddog - New York Premiere

Deborah Kampmeier, Dakota Fanning, Robin Wright and Piper Laurie respond to controversy with clarity and grace, and discuss the true meaning and artistry of Hounddog on the red carpet of the film’s NYC premiere.

Sundance : Hounddog Meet the Artists

Up close conversation with Deborah Kampmeier about her feature film, Hounddog, which premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize.

Robin Wright Interview on Virgin

A conversation with Robin Wright on her relationship to the film, helping it get made, and her passion for supporting artists who move her, like Deborah Kampmeier.