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Watch Them Rise

Phillip Youmans, the writer-director of Burning Cane, on the importance and strength of family within the Black community in this moment.

July 2, 2020

Finding the Details and Choosing Your Battles

Director Jonathan Milott on a particularly tough day on his new film Becky, and those special shots he's always fighting to make time to shoot.

July 1, 2020

The Power of Being Seen

As Pride Month ends, writer-director Morgan Jon Fox shares his feelings on representation and intersectionality in LGBTQ film.

June 30, 2020

Video Essay: Paul Verhoeven, A Celebration [NSFW]

Filmmaker Benjamin Shearn continues his "Driftless Significance" series of video essays with a euphoric encapsulation of the Dutch master's work.

June 29, 2020

A Black British Condition

Writer-director Shola Amoo on racial identity and his hugely acclaimed new feature, The Last Tree.

June 25, 2020

The Myth of the Small Black Film

Jinn director Nijla Mu'min contemplates what “too small” means when it comes to Black filmmaking, and how this moment can shift that thinking.

June 24, 2020

The Way We Get By: Richard Kind on Quarantine Isolation and Babylon Berlin

The character actor, currently starring in The Social Ones, wants you to watch the epic German TV show — and then go vote in November.

June 23, 2020

On Black Storytelling and Why Hollywood Must Irrevocably Change

Deborah Goodwin looks back on her personal experiences as a Black filmmaker and calls for a systemic transformation of the film industry.

June 22, 2020

Investigating Jared Kushner in the Golden Age of Documentary Journalism

Directors Daniel DiMauro and Morgan Pehme share the story behind their episode of Netflix's Dirty Money on the president's son-in-law.

On the Ross Brothers’ Second Star to the Right and Straight on ’Til Morning

Director Braden King chats with Bill and Turner Ross about their under-the-radar doc, which captures the making of Benh Zeitlin's Wendy.

June 18, 2020

Don’t Let Anything Get in Your Way

Growing up as an Iranian immigrant, Matt Eskandari was expected to become a doctor or a lawyer, but that’s not where his true passion lay.

June 17, 2020

How Do We Get Back to Work During Coronavirus? By Embracing Our Indie Roots

Director Laura Terruso has graduated to bigger budget films, but sees the future of filmmaking as a return to small-scale productions.

June 16, 2020