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Story/Life

by Story/Life

About “Story/Life”: Clinton Cornwell and Allen C. Gardner are independent filmmakers who like to talk it out and make it happen. In each episode, they sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they talk about film, feelings, their feelings ON film, and their ongoing mission to strike the right story/life balance.

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  1. Teamwork with Tyrrell Shaffner and Meryl Branch-McTiernan!

    11/25/25 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they...

  2. Quick Update!

    3/18/25 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they…

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  3. Building a Community with Zoe Eisenberg!

    1/7/25 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they…

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  4. Making Thoughtful Choices with Steven DeGennaro!

    12/10/24 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they...

  5. Keeping Your Movie On Track

    11/26/24 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they...

  6. Holding People Accountable

    11/12/24 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they...

  7. Romantic Relationships and Creativity

    10/29/24 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they...

  8. The Making of Clinton’s Film “12 Months”

    10/15/24 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they...

  9. Mike Check: Our Electrifying Interrogation of Mike “Mad Man” Jimenez *nickname pending

    10/1/24 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they…

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  10. Making Movies Happen with Alrik Bursell!

    9/17/24 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they…

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  11. The Importance of Sharing Your Story with Aubrey Danielson!

  12. Why We Do What We Do

    8/20/24 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they…

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  13. Living a Fulfilled Life

    8/6/24 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they…

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  14. The Release of Clinton’s Film “12 Months”!

    7/23/24 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they…

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  15. Containing the Chaos with Adam Burns!

    7/9/24 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they…

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  16. Making Time for Marketing

    6/25/24 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they…

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  17. Acting and Collaborating with Elizabeth Hirsch-Tauber!

    6/4/24 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they…

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  18. Stress Is Optional

    5/14/24 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they…

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  19. Challenge Accepted!

    4/23/24 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they…

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  20. Making Indie Features with Jonathan Smith!

    4/2/24 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they…

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  21. Two Different Dudes: The Ongoing Saga of Us

    3/19/24 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they…

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  22. Working with DPs

    2/27/24 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they…

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  23. 2024: A Year In Which We Will Totally Do Stuff

    2/13/24 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they…

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  24. 2023: A Year In Which We Totally Did Stuff

    2/6/24 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they…

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  25. The Ol’ Pre-Production Shuffle

    1/9/24 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they…

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  26. Wrapping Up 2023/Ramping Up For 2024!

    12/5/23 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they…

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  27. Knowing What You Need

    11/21/2023 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they...

  28. How We Feel About Film Festivals

    11/14/2023 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they...

  29. SXSW Panel with Clinton, Laura Reich, and Zanah Thirus

    10/24/2023 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they...

  30. Fulfillment. Frustration. FILMMAKING! :)

    10/17/2023 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they...

  31. Spreading the Stoke with Darieus Legg!

    10/10/2023 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they...

  32. Knowing When to Have Perspective and When to Just Feel EVERYTHING

    10/3/2023 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they...

  33. Building Our Business

    9/26/2023 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they...

  34. Working Gigs and Creating a Business

    9/19/2023 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they...

  35. Compassion RULES! / The Great Movies vs. TV Debate

    6/20/2023 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they...

  36. The Joy of Sharing What You’ve Learned (Oh, and also HORROR FILMS!!!)

    4/27/2023 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they...

  37. Prioritize and Maximize

    4/11/2023 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they...

  38. Making the Time to Create with Katherine Oostman!

    3/23/2023 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they...

  39. Feeling the Heat with “Cold Feet”

    3/16/2023 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they...

  40. Writing and Directing with Anna Baumgarten!

    3/7/2023 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they...

  41. Getting Through Tough Times

    3/1/2023 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they...

  42. Parameters = Your Sandbox

    2/21/2023 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they...

  43. Parenting and Filmmaking with Liz Manashil!

    2/14/2023 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they...

  44. Sales Agents and Film Festivals with Special Guest LYLE GARDNER!

    2/7/2023 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they...

  45. Be Accountable For Your Choices!

    1/31/2023 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they...

  46. How We Approach Screenwriting

    1/24/2023 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they...

  47. Write/Prep/Shoot/Edit/Learn from it all./Repeat

    1/17/2023 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they...

  48. Production Blues

    1/10/2023 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they...

  49. Finding Your Footing as a Parent and as an Actor/Director

    1/3/2023 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they...

  50. Transparency! Authenticity! STORY/LIFE! :)

    12/13/2022 Clinton and Allen sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they...

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About “Story/Life”: Clinton Cornwell and Allen C. Gardner are independent filmmakers who like to talk it out and make it happen. In each episode, they sort through their goals and fears and the ins and outs of their lives and projects, all in hopes of helping each other and their audience feel a little more understood. Movie talk? Check. Openness and honesty? Check. Neuroses run amok? DOUBLE check. Join them as they talk about film, feelings, their feelings ON film, and their ongoing mission to strike the right story/life balance.

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