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Tag: Directing

How I Came to Make a Scottish Historical Epic … in Montana

Film
By Richard Gray | September 20, 2019
By Richard Gray | September 20, 2019

How I Came to Make a Scottish Historical Epic … in Montana

Richard Gray on how he went from being an Aussie kid who loved Braveheart to revisiting characters from that film in a movie of his own.

Making Fun of Work

Film
By Dan Berk and Robert Olsen | September 18, 2019
By Dan Berk and Robert Olsen | September 18, 2019

Making Fun of Work

The writer-directors of the new movie Villains are kind of heroes when it comes to their ideas about how to run a film set.

How I (Finally) Made My First Feature Motion Picture

Film
By Michael Tyburski | September 11, 2019
By Michael Tyburski | September 11, 2019

How I (Finally) Made My First Feature Motion Picture

Writer-director Michael Tyburski charts the unexpectedly long journey he took to make his new movie, The Sound of Silence.

How Not to Talk About a Film (Not) About Disability

Film
By Aaron Schimberg | September 10, 2019
By Aaron Schimberg | September 10, 2019

How Not to Talk About a Film (Not) About Disability

For writer-director Aaron Schimberg, finding the right way to describe his latest feature, Chained for Life, has been challenging.

Things They Don’t Tell You About Directing Your First Film …

Film
By David Raymond | September 5, 2019
By David Raymond | September 5, 2019

Things They Don’t Tell You About Directing Your First Film …

Writer-director David Raymond shares some of the key lessons he learned making his debut feature, the star-studded thriller Night Hunter.

How a New-Age Sex Therapist From a Banned Cult Turned My Filmmaking Dreams Into a Nightmare

Film
By Ilana Rein | August 28, 2019
By Ilana Rein | August 28, 2019

How a New-Age Sex Therapist From a Banned Cult Turned My Filmmaking Dreams Into a Nightmare

Perception writer-director Ilana Rein shares the wild tale of her darkest moments in the "hope-industrial complex" of the indie film world.

Lulu Wang Talks with Ruben Östlund for the Talkhouse Podcast

Podcast
By Ruben Östlund | August 22, 2019
By Ruben Östlund | August 22, 2019

Lulu Wang Talks with Ruben Östlund for the Talkhouse Podcast

The writer-directors of The Farewell and The Square have an enthralling, continent-spanning conversation.

Making a Latinx Movie in the Time of Trump

Film
By Sara Seligman | August 1, 2019
By Sara Seligman | August 1, 2019

Making a Latinx Movie in the Time of Trump

Coyote Lake's Mexican writer-director Sara Seligman on her complicated feelings about making a film with Latino villains in the present era.

How I Made Summer Night — Even Though the Money Fell Through a Week Into Shooting

Film
By Joseph Cross | July 12, 2019
By Joseph Cross | July 12, 2019

How I Made Summer Night — Even Though the Money Fell Through a Week Into Shooting

Actor Joseph Cross on how he fulfilled a childhood ambition by directing his first movie, thanks to a crew who went above and beyond.

Making the Film I Needed at 16

Film
By Jasmin Mozaffari | July 11, 2019
By Jasmin Mozaffari | July 11, 2019

Making the Film I Needed at 16

Jasmin Mozaffari on the roots of her debut feature, Firecrackers, and her proudly disruptive mission to topple the patriarchy through cinema.

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