Film
“Struck Faceless and Yet, We Continue to Speak”
Lynne Sachs, the subject of a current retrospective at DCTV, on the powerful experience of making her new abortion documentary, Contractions.
Jeff Baena’s Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie
From the Talkhouse Reader, the writer-director shares the recipe for the best cookie in the world, which he took 12 years to develop.
The Kitchen
From the Talkhouse Reader, Oscar nominee Colman Domingo on a fulfilling life of performance, creativity and food.
The Industry is in Crisis, But Make Something Anyway
Despite all the challenges creatives face at the moment, Laura Hunter Drago is finding a way to get her work out there.
Orpheus and Eurydice in the Blackout
From the Talkhouse Reader, actor and filmmaker Charles Lane remembers the 1977 New York City blackout.
Film-Geeking
Writer-director Richard Shepard looks back on his cinephilic childhood, the focus of his new documentary, Film Geek.
Filmmaking and Fatherhood: Five Years Later
Writer-director Joel Potrykus, whose new film Vulcanizadora premieres at Tribeca next month, on life with his son, Solo.
My Rocky Horror Picture Show Obsession
Out of Print director Julia Marchese traces the roots of her deep love for one of the greatest midnight movies of all time.
How Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid Started My Music Career
The filmmaker turned musician, whose new album Rio Bravo is out now, on the influence of Sam Peckinpah's classic Western on him.
Lost Soulz Longing for a Home
Lost Soulz writer-director Katherine Propper returns to L.A. after a long time away and ponders ideas of home.
Walking the Yard in Street Clothes: Premiering Quentin Blue Inside San Quentin
Lane Michael Stanley on the unique experience of filming and then premiering his new documentary in the legendary prison.
