Interview With "The Devil Is Busy" Filmmakers Geeta Gandbhir & Christalyn Hampton

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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"The Devil Is Busy" is an American documentary short film, directed by Geeta Gandbhir and Christalyn Hampton, which follows an Atlanta abortion clinic besieged by protesters. Following its world premiere at Doc NYC, producer HBO Documentary Films released the film for streaming, and it has since been nominated for the Best Documentary Short Film at the 98th Academy Awards. Gandbhir and Hampton were both kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about their experience and work on the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now available to stream on HBO Max and is up for your consideration for this year's Academy Awards. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:57.4	We tell the guests, they're going to be protesters at the bottom of the hill.
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1:22.4	You're from Tennessee, but because of the legal landscape, we are moving backwards.
1:28.1	I never thought I would have more rights 25 years ago than my daughter does now.
1:32.9	There are moments when you're angry and you think these are the people that made it to me.
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