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201: Riley Stearns Doesn’t Hate DogsRiley Stearns is an American Filmmaker based in Los Angeles. His film balance on the edge of real and surreal, often focusing upon darker characteristics of the teacher – student relationship. Riley has written and directed Faults (2014), Dual (2022) and his most noted feature The Art of Self Defense (2019) starring Jesse Eisenberg. Riley is a long-time martial artist himself who holds a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Our interview with Riley begins with a pivotal fight from The Art of Self Defense and continues to explore why artists might gravitate to martial arts, work life balance and similarities between directing and training martial arts.Riley’s IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2720681/?ref_=ext_shr_lnkRiley’s Instagram: http://instagram.com/rileystearnsMENTIONSArt of Self Defense Official Trailer: https://youtu.be/7Bms6Hba-3A?si=kLHDP7rwory_g7LkArt of Self Defense Anna’s Fight: https://youtu.be/R5agksmV0sQ?si=mYmN7Tfy0fSR3ZWI Art of Self Defense Elbow Break Sc