PBS SoCal to Air IndieWire’s Craft Roundtables, Featuring the Artists Behind Some of the Season’s Best Films

With award season heating up, “IndieWire’s Craft Roundtables” is putting the artists behind some of the best films of 2025 in the spotlight. The inaugural series of videos saw IndieWire’s Jim Hemphill moderate conversations with some of the premiere editors, cinematographers, casting directors and production designers working in film today. Now, the entire conversations will air on PBS SoCal this week and be available to stream online.

The new episodes of “IndieWire’s Craft Roundtables” will premiere back-to-back on PBS SoCal Plus on Wednesday, January 7 at 7pm Pacific time, with an encore airing on PBS SoCal on Thursday, January 8 starting at 7pm. All episodes will stream on pbssocal.org following their premieres and will be available to watch on the free PBS Video app.

“We’re thrilled to team up with IndieWire for our new series, ‘IndieWire’s Craft Roundtables,'” said PBS SoCal Chief Content Officer Tamara Gould. “These conversations are a true masterclass in creativity and celebrate our incredible community of talented storytellers.”

IndieWire’s cinematography roundtable included the likes of Adolpho Veloso (“Train Dreams”), Malik Hassan Sayeed (“After the Hunt”), Michael Bauman (“One Battle After Another”), and William Rexer (“The Testament of Ann Lee”). 

The casting roundtable featured casting directors Nina Gold (“Jay Kelly”), Margery Simkin (“Avatar: Fire & Ash”), and Jessica Ronane (“After the Hunt”).

The editing roundtable included conversations with Kirk Baxter (“A House of Dynamite”), Affonso Goncalves (“Hamnet”), Michael P. Shawver (“Sinners”), Andy Jurgensen (“One Battle After Another”), Pamela Martin (“Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere”), Saar Klein (“Dead Man’s Wire”), and Luke Lynch (“BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions”).

The production design roundtable welcomed Cara Brower (“Hedda”), Sam Bader (“The Testament of Ann Lee”), Alexandra Schaller (“Train Dreams”), Scott Chambliss (“Kiss of the Spider Woman”), and Dylan Cole and Ben Procter (“Avatar: Fire & Ash”).

“These roundtables are a reminder that craft isn’t an abstraction,” said Dana Harris-Bridson, senior VP and Editor in Chief at IndieWire. “It’s the lived experience of some of the most inventive artists working today. When you put them together, the conversation becomes both masterclass and creative reset. We’re proud to launch this series and look forward to expanding it as we spotlight the people shaping the future of filmmaking.”

For more from all of our craft roundtables, click here.