Film
You Can Take a Nap, I Promise
Screenwriter Nakia Stephens reflects on how she’s learning to release the shackles of productivity by leaning into purpose.
Three Great Things: Craig Roberts
The writer-director of Eternal Beauty, out now on digital and on demand, on some of the films and music that had the biggest impact on him.
Invisible Hands
Tom Gilroy examines the influence of Mike Leigh, Ken Loach and Tsai Ming-liang on his new short film, #WaynesvilleStrong.
Three Great Things: Kodi Smit-McPhee
The multi-talented Australian actor, currently starring in 2067, on his love of Be Here Now, the creative process and the Tesla Model X.
“So, What Did We Learn?”
Writer-director Brian Duffield on making Spontaneous for three years in three countries for multiple owners before a pandemic.
Just For a Minute, Let’s Talk About Yahoo Serious
The writer-directors of Save Yourselves! begin their campaign to get the comedies of Yahoo Serious into the Criterion Collection.
Three Great Things: Aya Cash
The star of You're the Worst and the new horror film Scare Me shares some of the things that make her life better and more meaningful.
The Multi-Hyphenate Curse
Brea Grant, whose new film 12 Hour Shift is out this week, talks with Kit Williamson about their transition from actors to writer-directors.
Why a Lawyer Wrote a Movie
Jay Paul Deratany, a working attorney who wrote and produced the new film Foster Boy, on his duty to share the stories of foster youth.
Mental Illness Took An Interest in Me
Director Luke Eve on the backstory to his new film, I Met a Girl, the latest in a series of projects focused on mental health.
Texas and the Lost Girls
The director of All Roads to Pearla recalls and shares images from a human trafficking raid in Houston that he covered as a photojournalist.
How I Rediscovered My Inner Teen at 40
For director Anna Mastro, making Secret Society of Second-Born Royals connected her back to her adolescence – and her true superpower.












