Andrew DeYoung is the director of the magnificent Friendship, starring Tim Robinson as a suburban dad who becomes platonically smitten with a cool new neighbor played by Paul Rudd. We talk about men's struggle to stay connected, a dark theory about one of the central relationships in the film, and something audiences have guessed at but that wasn't intentional.

Friendship is his directorial feature debut, and he was delighted by the support he received.

Andrew DeYoung photo by Monica Schipper.

A lot of things have happened to Freddy MacDonald that aren't supposed to happen anymore. His short film "Sew Torn" got him into AFI and scored him a meeting with Joel Coen, who urged him to turn it into a full-length film. He did.

Sew Torn, out now, is the story of a seamstress who comes across a drug deal gone awry on a beautiful, isolated Swiss road. She must decide on one of three courses of action. Things spin out from there.

You can read a bit more about Freddy MacDonald and watch and exclusive scene from the film right here.

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Joe List and Tom Dustin both started out as Boston-area comedians more than 20 years ago. They quickly became friends, drinking buddies and roommates, with a shared dream of moving to New York City to pursue comedy greatness.

List followed through on the dream. He got sober, scored a slew of TV appearances and standup specials, and started a thriving podcast, Tuesdays With Stories, with his friend and fellow comedian Mark Normand. He's also just directed his first film — a documentary — about his old friend.

Tom Dustin: Portrait of a Comedian tracks Dustin's decision to keep drinking, and to relocate to Key West, Florida. He runs a comedy club where he does what he loves and regularly kills with audiences — but outside of the mainstream. He sometimes struggles financially, and wonders if quitting booze would be good for his mental health.

We talked with Joe List for the MovieMaker podcast about Tom Dustin, YouTube vs. theaters, and how you can be an offensive comedian and good liberal at the same time.

Photo by Matthew Salacuse.