Film

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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