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Tag: film essay

How Filmmaking Became My Escape from Intimacy

Film
By Jon Bregel | May 22, 2025
By Jon Bregel | May 22, 2025

How Filmmaking Became My Escape from Intimacy

Director and cinematographer Jon Bregel on creative burnout and rethinking how to make filmmaking play a truly positive role in his life.

I Made a Movie for an Industry That Didn’t Want It

Film
By Vincent D’Alessandro | May 20, 2025
By Vincent D’Alessandro | May 20, 2025

I Made a Movie for an Industry That Didn’t Want It

Writer-director Vincent D’Alessandro on the challenges he faced finding a home in the world for his debut feature, Bottom Feeders.

The Secret Soundtrack to My Debut Feature

Film
By Max Talisman | May 16, 2025
By Max Talisman | May 16, 2025

The Secret Soundtrack to My Debut Feature

Writer-director-actor Max Talisman shares a definitive mixtape of the love songs that shaped his film Things Like This, which opens today.

Seeing Myself in Egghead & Twinkie

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By Sarah Kambe Holland | May 13, 2025
By Sarah Kambe Holland | May 13, 2025

Seeing Myself in Egghead & Twinkie

Writer-director Sarah Kambe Holland on the different aspects of her hilarious debut feature that resonate with her own real-life experiences.

The Impossibility of Promoting a Movie During a Genocide

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By Lexi Alexander | May 9, 2025
By Lexi Alexander | May 9, 2025

The Impossibility of Promoting a Movie During a Genocide

Palestinian-German writer-director Lexi Alexander on the difficulties of releasing her new feature Absolute Dominion at this moment in time.

Interracial Relationships, Soap Operas and Me

Film
By Alina Adams | May 8, 2025
By Alina Adams | May 8, 2025

Interracial Relationships, Soap Operas and Me

Former soap writer Alina Adams looks at the (previously?) controversial topic of interracial love, both on screen and in her own life.

Throuples, Trauma and Taboos: Healing Through Art with My Debut Feature

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By Sarah Jayne Brown | May 6, 2025
By Sarah Jayne Brown | May 6, 2025

Throuples, Trauma and Taboos: Healing Through Art with My Debut Feature

Writer-director Sarah Jayne Brown on the messy, uncomfortable process of writing Unicorn’s Dilemma, now crowdfunding on Indiegogo.

To Create Something True, You Need to Forget the Rules and Just Leap

Film
By Hala Matar | May 2, 2025
By Hala Matar | May 2, 2025

To Create Something True, You Need to Forget the Rules and Just Leap

Writer-director Hala Matar on the beautiful, unexpected and slightly chaotic genesis of her debut feature, Electra, which is in theaters now.

Death of the New West: the Photography of A Desert

Film
By Joshua Erkman | May 1, 2025
By Joshua Erkman | May 1, 2025

Death of the New West: the Photography of A Desert

Writer-director Joshua Erkman on creating an entire body of work for the central character in his new movie, A Desert, which opens tomorrow.

How Editing My Film Blue Sun Palace Changed the Way I See Myself

Film
By Constance Tsang | April 25, 2025
By Constance Tsang | April 25, 2025

How Editing My Film Blue Sun Palace Changed the Way I See Myself

Writer-director Constance Tsang on the transformative process of making her Cannes hit Blue Sun Palace, which is in theaters now.

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