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Tag: film essay

The Little Things in Big Boys

Film
By Corey Sherman | August 14, 2024
By Corey Sherman | August 14, 2024

The Little Things in Big Boys

Writer-director Corey Sherman on the very specific details that made his crowdpleasing debut feature come fully to life.

May I Sit Here?

Film
By Antonia Bogdanovich | August 9, 2024
By Antonia Bogdanovich | August 9, 2024

May I Sit Here?

As she releases Sleep No More, a new cut of her 2014 debut, Antonia Bogdanovich comes to terms with truly belonging in the director's chair.

A Story to Live

Film
By Shannon Plumb | July 30, 2024
By Shannon Plumb | July 30, 2024

A Story to Live

Shannon Plumb goes to Florida to visit her father ... and finds inspiration in his surprising narrative arc.

How Kamala Harris Could Beat Trump By Using Barbie’s Playbook

Film
By Onur Tukel | July 26, 2024
By Onur Tukel | July 26, 2024

How Kamala Harris Could Beat Trump By Using Barbie’s Playbook

Writer-director Onur Tukel has a novel idea for how the Democratic presidential nominee could claim victory in November.

A Movie is a Yearbook

Film
By Ryan Martin Brown | July 25, 2024
By Ryan Martin Brown | July 25, 2024

A Movie is a Yearbook

Ryan Martin Brown looks back on making his new movie Free Time, which is now out on digital, through a photographic lens.

How I Get Unstuck

Film
By Karla Murthy | July 23, 2024
By Karla Murthy | July 23, 2024

How I Get Unstuck

Karla Murthy, whose latest documentary, Love, Jamie, is now streaming on PBS American Masters, on where she finds creative inspiration.

Cutting and Pasting My Way Through the Western Cannon

Film
By Shaina Feinberg | July 19, 2024
By Shaina Feinberg | July 19, 2024

Cutting and Pasting My Way Through the Western Cannon

Filmmaker Shaina Feinberg on how her process of reimagining movies has shaped the work she has made over the course of her creative career.

Integrity vs. Innovation: How AI is Redefining Documentary Filmmaking

Film
By Rachel Elizabeth Seed | July 17, 2024
By Rachel Elizabeth Seed | July 17, 2024

Integrity vs. Innovation: How AI is Redefining Documentary Filmmaking

Rachel Elizabeth Seed, director of the new doc A Photographic Memory, dives into the most pressing current topic in non-fiction cinema.

Verses of Defiance

Film
By Christian Weissmann | July 15, 2024
By Christian Weissmann | July 15, 2024

Verses of Defiance

The actor, whose recently published his debut collection of poetry, Her, Him & I, on the role the book played in his personal evolution.

“All You Need in Life is a Sharp Knife”

Film
By Niclas Larsson | July 12, 2024
By Niclas Larsson | July 12, 2024

“All You Need in Life is a Sharp Knife”

Niclas Larsson, whose debut feature, Mother, Couch, is now in theaters, on the delicate art of letter writing.

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