Film
Rolling Thunder Revue and Memories of the Road
Watching Scorsese's new Bob Dylan documentary takes filmmaker Shannon Plumb back to the time she left her life behind to go look for America.
How I Made Summer Night — Even Though the Money Fell Through a Week Into Shooting
Actor Joseph Cross on how he fulfilled a childhood ambition by directing his first movie, thanks to a crew who went above and beyond.
Making the Film I Needed at 16
Jasmin Mozaffari on the roots of her debut feature, Firecrackers, and her proudly disruptive mission to topple the patriarchy through cinema.
Film, Family, and Other F-words That Don’t Always Get Along
Miss Arizona writer-director Autumn McAlpin on the very challenging realities of trying to balance art with life obligations.
Second Screen: Warming Up to Dead To Me
Jim Hemphill on the new Netflix show about grief, a show which mines complex and conflicting emotions for both laughs and profundity.
Revisited Video Essay: Independence Day, a Milestone in Special Effects, Comic Relief, and More
Celebrate July 4th with an epoch-defining video essay by Kentucker Audley on the classic Will Smith movie where he goes and shoots all those aliens.
Notes From a Childfree TV and Film Lover
To Kid or Not to Kid director Maxine Trump looks for positive depictions of women who chose not to have children, and struggles to find any ...
Bring on the Next Wave of Female Auteurs
As she develops new feature projects, writer-director Vashti Anderson wonders, are female filmmakers being given the chance to take risks too?
Three Great Things: Carlos Reygadas
The Mexican maestro, writer-director of Silent Light and the new Our Time, discusses his favorite non-cinematic pursuits.
What Making a Documentary About a Cat Circus Taught Me About the Impermanence of Art
Jacob Feiring shares the wisdom he learned about filmmaking and life from making his new documentary, Acrocats!.
Mamma Mia: Let Me Go Again – a Tribute to the Franchise
Comedian and Quickie Fest founder Anna Roisman on the all-time greatest cinematic franchise, even though it may not technically be a franchise.
Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway
Diana Peralta on the leap she had to take to make her debut feature De Lo Mio, her deeply personal family tale set in the Dominican Republic.











