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Tag: Directing

Motherhood Made Me Invisible. Making My First Film Made Me See Myself Again.

Film
By Hope Dickson Leach | October 17, 2016
By Hope Dickson Leach | October 17, 2016

Motherhood Made Me Invisible. Making My First Film Made Me See Myself Again.

Hope Dickson Leach on her struggles to combine parenthood and a filmmaking career, and how her debut feature, The Levelling, has changed her.

Open Up the Gates: Women Want to Direct Action Movies

Film
By Jennifer Reeder | October 5, 2016
By Jennifer Reeder | October 5, 2016

Open Up the Gates: Women Want to Direct Action Movies

Jennifer Reeder sets the record straight once and for all about female directors and big action movies. Yes, they want to make them. And now.

From SNL to Other People: 10 Things I Learned Directing My First Film

Film
By Chris Kelly | September 7, 2016
By Chris Kelly | September 7, 2016

From SNL to Other People: 10 Things I Learned Directing My First Film

Chris Kelly, writer-director of Other People and longtime Saturday Night Live staffer, shares the wisdom he gained behind the camera.

Breaking Out of My Identity as an American Foreign-Language Filmmaker

Film
By Joshua Marston | August 26, 2016
By Joshua Marston | August 26, 2016

Breaking Out of My Identity as an American Foreign-Language Filmmaker

Joshua Marston on how he broke his run of directing microbudget films in other countries and made a movie in English — with movie stars!

I Wasn’t Hired to Direct Into the Forest – Here’s What I Thought of the Film

Film
By Megan Griffiths | August 25, 2016
By Megan Griffiths | August 25, 2016

I Wasn’t Hired to Direct Into the Forest – Here’s What I Thought of the Film

Writer-director Megan Griffiths shares a unique perspective on the experience of watching a film you were considered for, but did not get.

Why I Don’t Want My Son to Be a Film Director (Like Me)

Film
By Wayne Kramer | August 11, 2016
By Wayne Kramer | August 11, 2016

Why I Don’t Want My Son to Be a Film Director (Like Me)

Wayne Kramer, the man behind The Cooler and Running Scared, on the unjust and crushing weight of responsibility now placed on directors.

My Adventures with Jeffrey Katzenberg on Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

Film
By Stuart Gordon | July 14, 2016
By Stuart Gordon | July 14, 2016

My Adventures with Jeffrey Katzenberg on Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

Stuart Gordon recalls working on the Disney live-action favorite with Katzenberg, who recently moved on from the company he co-founded, DreamWorks.

Brian Trenchard-Smith (Turkey Shoot) Talks the Challenges of Making Movies with Animals (Part 1)

Film
By Brian Trenchard-Smith | December 12, 2015
By Brian Trenchard-Smith | December 12, 2015

Brian Trenchard-Smith (Turkey Shoot) Talks the Challenges of Making Movies with Animals (Part 1)

The story of the Director, the Actor, the Guest Star Who Has Seen It All, and a very large, very hungry African lion called Sudan.

John Magary (The Mend) Talks Hou Hsiao-hsien’s The Assassin

Film
By John Magary | October 23, 2015
By John Magary | October 23, 2015

John Magary (The Mend) Talks Hou Hsiao-hsien’s The Assassin

Hou's latest film prompts a young director to recall his first exhilirating exposure to the work of the Taiwanese auteur.

Michael Mohan (Save the Date) Talks Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs

Film
By Michael Mohan | October 15, 2015
By Michael Mohan | October 15, 2015

Michael Mohan (Save the Date) Talks Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs

An innovative narrative approach to telling the Apple founder's life story ultimately undermines this well-acted biopic.

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