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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.

May 2, 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.

May 1, 2025

Nobody’s Ever Asked Me That: Michel Gondry

The visionary French filmmaker, whose delightful new film Maya, Give Me a Title is playing fests now, faces a different set of questions.

Choosing To Be Seen: A Journey Beyond the Shadows

Exactly 50 years after the Fall of Saigon, Timothy Linh Bui shares his epic journey, from fleeing Vietnam to making his new film, Daydreamers.

April 30, 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.

April 25, 2025

When Form and Content Echo Each Other: The Endless Loop

Anna Maguire and Kyle Greenberg on their new short film, Hi! You Are Currently Being Recorded, nothing, everything, the internet, etc.

Making My First Short Film (and How I Possibly Cursed My Set …)

Actor turned writer-director Emma Claire Crockett shares some rookie mistakes (and potential hexes) from her debut short film.

April 23, 2025

Three Great Things: Charles Burnett

The legendary writer-director, whose seminal 1977 film Killer of Sheep is out this week in a new 4K restoration, shares a trio of favorites.

April 18, 2025

Breaking All the Rules at the Los Angeles Festival of Movies

Cosmo Salovaara takes stock of the innovative filmmaking and enlightened curation at the buzzed-about fest, held earlier this month.

April 17, 2025

What I Talk About When I Talk About Directing

Michael Tyburski, whose new film Turn Me On is now out, on the role that running has played in his creative and personal lives.

April 15, 2025

Why I’m Starting a Lifelong Project to Bring Universal Housing to All

Kristian Ventura, who’s currently starring in Paramount+’s hit show School Spirits, on the work he’s doing with his new non-profit, Actum.

April 11, 2025

Are Artists Any Better Than AI?

Filmmaker Bobby Miller, whose debut novel Situation Nowhere is out now, on the existential moment facing artists.

April 10, 2025