The Filmumentaries podcast hits 2026 running with their first video release, this time a segment of a chat with legendary editor, director, writer and sound designer Walter Murch, who discusses why cinema is the most complete of all artforms.
Walter Murch reflects on why cinema works like no other art form, explaining how films uniquely engage multiple parts of the human brain at the same time.
In this clip, Murch breaks down how cinema speaks simultaneously to our most instinctive responses, our emotional lives, and our logical understanding of cause and effect. When those elements are carefully balanced, he argues, films can choreograph our reactions and leave us changed by the experience.
This conversation is taken from The Filmumentaries Podcast, recorded in 2025.
