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Tag: Directing

Why I’m Debunking the Myth of My Own Success

Film
By Michael O’Shea | April 5, 2017
By Michael O’Shea | April 5, 2017

Why I’m Debunking the Myth of My Own Success

Michael O'Shea, writer-director of the Cannes hit The Transfiguration, sets the record straight about his long-gestating debut feature.

How I Harnessed My Silicon Valley Startup Skills to Make a Successful First Feature

Film
By Rucha Humnabadkar | March 28, 2017
By Rucha Humnabadkar | March 28, 2017

How I Harnessed My Silicon Valley Startup Skills to Make a Successful First Feature

Director Rucha Humnabadkar explains how her dayjob as a UX designer shaped the way she made her debut feature, For Here or To Go?.

Kirsten Johnson (Cameraperson) Talks with Agnès Varda for The Talkhouse Film Podcast

Podcast
By Kirsten Johnson | March 14, 2017
By Kirsten Johnson | March 14, 2017

Kirsten Johnson (Cameraperson) Talks with Agnès Varda for The Talkhouse Film Podcast

The two brilliant, colorful and irrepressible filmmakers sit down in a New York City gallery to discuss memory, time and artistic boundaries.

A Different Kind of First-Day Nerves

Film
By Simon Fitzmaurice | February 13, 2017
By Simon Fitzmaurice | February 13, 2017

A Different Kind of First-Day Nerves

Simon Fitzmaurice, who was diagnosed with ALS in 2008, recalls the start of production on his debut feature, My Name is Emily.

How I Made My First Feature at 16

Film
By Jack Fessenden | February 3, 2017
By Jack Fessenden | February 3, 2017

How I Made My First Feature at 16

Jack Fessenden, son of director Larry Fessenden, on the story behind his thriller Stray Bullets, which he finished while still in high school.

How to Empower Yourself and Make Your Movie Your Way

Film
By Daniel Myrick | January 4, 2017
By Daniel Myrick | January 4, 2017

How to Empower Yourself and Make Your Movie Your Way

Blair Witch Project director Daniel Myrick, currently crowdfunding his next movie, on harnessing technology to win your creative freedom.

What Andrzej Żuławski Taught Me About Filmmaking

Film
By Nicolas Boukhrief | December 12, 2016
By Nicolas Boukhrief | December 12, 2016

What Andrzej Żuławski Taught Me About Filmmaking

Nicolas Boukhrief, director of Made in France, shares the advice given to him by the late auteur when he worked with him in the '80s.

Meredith Graves (Perfect Pussy) Talks with Rose McGowan for The Talkhouse Film Podcast

Podcast
By Meredith Graves | November 22, 2016
By Meredith Graves | November 22, 2016

Meredith Graves (Perfect Pussy) Talks with Rose McGowan for The Talkhouse Film Podcast

Recorded earlier this year at Samsung 837 in NYC, an energized, provocative conversation between two of the smartest, most engaged artists around.

Remembering Robert Vaughn, My Movie Dad

Film
By Victoria Negri | November 14, 2016
By Victoria Negri | November 14, 2016

Remembering Robert Vaughn, My Movie Dad

Victoria Negri recalls the close relationship she developed with the late actor on her directorial debut, in which he played her real-life father.

How I Swayed the 2004 Presidential Election with My Pro-Bush 9/11 Movie (Even Though I’m a Leftie)

Film
By Brian Trenchard-Smith | November 2, 2016
By Brian Trenchard-Smith | November 2, 2016

How I Swayed the 2004 Presidential Election with My Pro-Bush 9/11 Movie (Even Though I’m a Leftie)

Veteran director Brian Trenchard-Smith on the story behind him making the propagandist TV movie DC 9/11: Time of Crisis.

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