Aubrey Plaza and Lawrence Michael Levine

<p>Our guests are actress and producer Aubrey Plaza and writer and director Lawrence Michael Levine, who teamed up on the film “Black Bear.” Plaza and Levine talk about the head-spinning plot, working on commercial versus independent films, and collaborating on set.&nbsp;Photo credit: Brian Bowen Smith. </p><p><em>For more Envelope exclusive awards season coverage, visit&nbsp;</em><a href="http://latimes.com/envelope" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>latimes.com/envelope</em></a><em>&nbsp;and sign up for the Envelope newsletter. </em></p><p><br></p><p>Sponsors include: </p><p>Apple TV Plus, presenting “Boys State,” the Critics Choice Award and Sundance Grand Jury winner for Best Documentary. Go to <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffyc.appletvplus.com%2Fhome&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cclint.schaff%40latimes.com%7C2e291e71a86c412001b808d89bc78d93%7Ca42080b34dd948b4bf44d70d3bbaf5d2%7C0%7C0%7C637430628663611848%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=H5d4dpMdZlm6EhJ%2FuRJYMWtU8gDIAWVFCM%2BaMZhL%2FUY%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fyc.appletvplus.com</a> for more. </p>