On Story

Austin Film Festival's ON STORY is a half-hour series that gives a behind the scenes look at the creative process of the country's most beloved movies and TV shows. The show is a mash-up of footage of screenwriter and filmmakers discussing their craft and films. Each episode is thematically paired with one or two short films, with an introduction from the film's writer or director. LA Times film critic Kenneth Turan says: "On Story" is film school in a box, a lifetime's worth of filmmaking knowledge squeezed into half-hour packages."

Sun, Dec 3 6:00 A.M. A Conversation with Brian Helgeland     NH World (11.3)

Brian Helgeland, the creative force behind 42, LA CONFIDENTIAL, MYSTIC RIVER, and A KNIGHT'S TALE, shares his experience as a screenwriter, director and producer, along with the ups, downs and left turns of the filmmaking industry.

Sun, Dec 10 6:00 A.M. A Conversation with Liz Hannah     NH World (11.3)

This week on On Story, writer and producer Liz Hannah reflects on her career, from her sudden rise in the industry with her first screenplay, The Post, to the modern rom com Long Shot starring Seth Rogan and Charlize Theron which she co-wrote, as well as her role as writer/producer on the Netflix true crime series Mindhunter.

Sun, Dec 10 4:30 P.M. A Conversation with Liz Hannah     NH World (11.3)

This week on On Story, writer and producer Liz Hannah reflects on her career, from her sudden rise in the industry with her first screenplay, The Post, to the modern rom com Long Shot starring Seth Rogan and Charlize Theron which she co-wrote, as well as her role as writer/producer on the Netflix true crime series Mindhunter.

Sun, Dec 17 6:00 A.M. A Conversation with Peter Hedges     NH World (11.3)

Academy Award nominated writer, novelist and filmmaker Peter Hedges, discusses his process behind writing novels and screenplays including What's Eating Gilbert Grape, About a Boy and most recently, Ben is Back starring Academy Award® winning actress Julia Roberts.

Sun, Dec 17 4:30 P.M. A Conversation with Peter Hedges     NH World (11.3)

Academy Award nominated writer, novelist and filmmaker Peter Hedges, discusses his process behind writing novels and screenplays including What's Eating Gilbert Grape, About a Boy and most recently, Ben is Back starring Academy Award® winning actress Julia Roberts.

Sun, Dec 24 6:00 A.M. A Conversation with Jason Reitman     NH World (11.3)

Writer/director Jason Reitman, whose credits include Thank You for Smoking, Up in the Air, Juno, and most recently, the TV series Casual, discusses his journey from novice filmmaker to indie stalwart.

Sun, Dec 24 4:30 P.M. A Conversation with Jason Reitman     NH World (11.3)

Writer/director Jason Reitman, whose credits include Thank You for Smoking, Up in the Air, Juno, and most recently, the TV series Casual, discusses his journey from novice filmmaker to indie stalwart.

Sun, Dec 31 6:00 A.M. LBJ: A Conversation with Woody Harrelson & Rob Reiner     NH World (11.3)

Academy-Award nominated actor Woody Harrelson and director/producer Rob Reiner discuss how the bio-pic, LBJ came to life with actor Woody Harrelson who portrays the president following the Kennedy assassination in 1963.

Sun, Dec 31 4:30 P.M. LBJ: A Conversation with Woody Harrelson & Rob Reiner     NH World (11.3)

Academy-Award nominated actor Woody Harrelson and director/producer Rob Reiner discuss how the bio-pic, LBJ came to life with actor Woody Harrelson who portrays the president following the Kennedy assassination in 1963.

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This Old House | E7 | Lexington Modern | Ramping Up
Austin City Limits | Margo Price / Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway
Little Bird | I Want My Mom
Secrets of the Dead | Eiffel's Race to the Top
Great Performances | New York City Ballet in Madrid
Antiques Roadshow | Thrills & Chills
Nature | Deep Thinkers | Spy in the Ocean
The Caverns Sessions | CEDRIC BURNSIDE
Native America | New Worlds
Next at the Kennedy Center | Embracing Duality: Modern Indigenous Culture
Hotel Portofino | Comings Together
Annika | Episode 4
World on Fire | Episode 2
America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston | Maine: Embrace the Cold
Taco Mafia | Inspiracion
Power Trip: The Story of Energy | Globalization
American Masters | Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Evolution Earth | Grasslands
Becoming Frida Kahlo | A Star Is Born
Hispanic Heritage Awards | 36th Hispanic Heritage Awards
Independent Lens | Sansón and Me
Cook's Country | Fish Tacos and Fried Shrimp
Unforgotten | Episode 4
Van der Valk | Episode 1: Freedom in Amsterdam (Part One)
Out of Exile: The Photography of Fred Stein | Out of Exile: The Photography of Fred Stein
Professor T | Ring of Fire