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Tag: film essay

Agoraphobic Freeway Blues

Film
By Zia Mohajerjasbi | January 31, 2023
By Zia Mohajerjasbi | January 31, 2023

Agoraphobic Freeway Blues

Zia Mohajerjasbi’s stream-of-consciousness take on one of the more unexpected personal meanings of the title of his new film, Know Your Place.

Turning My Childhood Home into a Film Set

Film
By Sophia Peer | January 20, 2023
By Sophia Peer | January 20, 2023

Turning My Childhood Home into a Film Set

Who’s Annie? creator and director Sophia Peer on how reenacting sitcom scenes with her parents inspired her to turn trauma into comedy.

Seeing and Seeking

Film
By Kimi Takesue | January 19, 2023
By Kimi Takesue | January 19, 2023

Seeing and Seeking

Documentarian Kimi Takesue, whose new film Onlookers premieres at Slamdance this weekend, on the forces that have shaped her life and work.

My Dad Killed Himself From PTSD

Film
By Sean Crampton | January 18, 2023
By Sean Crampton | January 18, 2023

My Dad Killed Himself From PTSD

The Stalking Fields co-writer, producer and star Sean Crampton shares the tragic and very personal story that underlies the film.

To the Rainforest’s Credit

Film
By Melissa Lesh | January 13, 2023
By Melissa Lesh | January 13, 2023

To the Rainforest’s Credit

Filmmaker Melissa Lesh on the challenges she faced making her new documentary, Wildcat, in the Amazonian rainforest.

How Severance Perfectly Parallels the Absurd Speakership Debacle

Film
By Deborah Goodwin | January 12, 2023
By Deborah Goodwin | January 12, 2023

How Severance Perfectly Parallels the Absurd Speakership Debacle

Filmmaker Deborah Goodwin unpacks the uncanny echoes of TV’s best show she found in Kevin McCarthy’s bumbling bid for power.

How Story is Destroying Us (and How to Write Back)

Film
By Sam Jaeger | January 10, 2023
By Sam Jaeger | January 10, 2023

How Story is Destroying Us (and How to Write Back)

Sam Jaeger, currently starring in The Handmaid’s Tale, on how story has become our king, equally capable of devastating harm or salvation.

Revisited: Can We Talk About BDSM?

Film
By Andrew C. Fisher and Cacia Zoo | December 30, 2022
By Andrew C. Fisher and Cacia Zoo | December 30, 2022

Revisited: Can We Talk About BDSM?

Andrew C. Fisher and Cacia Zoo want to start a conversation around the themes of their short film turned web series Thanatos.

Revisited: I Am a Coming-of-Age Drama

Film
By Sarah Elizabeth Mintz | December 29, 2022
By Sarah Elizabeth Mintz | December 29, 2022

Revisited: I Am a Coming-of-Age Drama

Sarah Elizabeth Mintz on the emotional trajectory that led to her debut feature Good Girl Jane, which premiered at Tribeca this past spring.

Revisited: On Sadness

Film
By Julia Cho | December 28, 2022
By Julia Cho | December 28, 2022

Revisited: On Sadness

Julia Cho, who co-wrote the new Pixar movie Turning Red, reflects on how lingering melancholy has colored her life and work.

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