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The Arts Hour: Director Ron Howard

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03/10/2020 GMT

Director Ron Howard

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Hollywood director Ron Howard discusses his latest documentary

Hollywood director Ron Howard discusses his latest documentary.

On The Arts Hour this week: Hollywood director Ron Howard discusses his latest documentary Rebuilding Paradise, about the aftermath of the devastating fire that took place in California in 2018; Channing Godfrey Peoples, the writer and director of Miss Juneteenth, describes the importance of this unique Texas beauty pageant; and Chilean cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky talks about his early interest in cinema and his failed attempt to make the film Dune.

American Jewish stand-up comedian Alex Edelman reveals encountering anti-Semitism in an audience; the poet and playwright Inua Ellams describes discovering the power of Beethoven; and there’s music from Mercury Music Prize 2020 winner Michael Kiwanuka.

Nikki Bedi’s guests this week are American artist Deborah Roberts who joins frim Austin Texas to talk about her latest work, and VFX designer and filmmaker Paul Franklin.


(Photo: Ron Howard. Credit: Rich Polk/Getty Images for IMDb)

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