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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

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

May 16, 2025

Three Great Things: Paul Banks

The Interpol frontman, who scored the new Indian dark comedy Sister Midnight (which is in theaters tomorrow), shares a trio of favorites.

May 15, 2025

Nobody’s Ever Asked Me That: Lili Taylor

The beloved actor and avian ambassador opens up about her new book, Turning to Birds, and dives deep into some of life's big questions.

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

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

May 9, 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.

May 8, 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

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