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Tag: addiction

Revisited: Pink Elephants

Film
By Jack Dunphy | January 2, 2025
By Jack Dunphy | January 2, 2025

Revisited: Pink Elephants

Sundance-winning filmmaker Jack Dunphy, host of the new podcast, Revelations with Jack Dunphy, on his dad, drugs and dissociation.

Pink Elephants

Film
By Jack Dunphy | October 11, 2024
By Jack Dunphy | October 11, 2024

Pink Elephants

Sundance-winning filmmaker Jack Dunphy, whose new podcast Revelations with Jack Dunphy premieres next week, on his dad, drugs and dissociation.

Finding Compassion, or Why My Mom is My Tripwire

Film
By Chase Joliet | December 11, 2023
By Chase Joliet | December 11, 2023

Finding Compassion, or Why My Mom is My Tripwire

Chase Joliet on writing, recovery and the roots of his debut feature, Grapefruit.

HVDES and Darcy Michero (End Overdose) Think PLUR Should Include Harm Reduction

Music
By HVDES | November 1, 2023
By HVDES | November 1, 2023

HVDES and Darcy Michero (End Overdose) Think PLUR Should Include Harm Reduction

The activists talk music festivals and overdose prevention.

Revisited: I Am a Coming-of-Age Drama

Film
By Sarah Elizabeth Mintz | December 29, 2022
By Sarah Elizabeth Mintz | December 29, 2022

Revisited: I Am a Coming-of-Age Drama

Sarah Elizabeth Mintz on the emotional trajectory that led to her debut feature Good Girl Jane, which premiered at Tribeca this past spring.

I Am a Coming-of-age Drama

Film
By Sarah Elizabeth Mintz | June 9, 2022
By Sarah Elizabeth Mintz | June 9, 2022

I Am a Coming-of-age Drama

Sarah Elizabeth Mintz on the emotional trajectory that led to her debut feature Good Girl Jane, which world premieres at Tribeca this weekend.

I’m Thinking of Ending Things — No, Really.

Film
By Jack Dunphy | April 15, 2022
By Jack Dunphy | April 15, 2022

I’m Thinking of Ending Things — No, Really.

Filmmaker Jack Dunphy on relapsing, cheating, drunk-dialing, masculinity, suicide, cats and Charlie Kaufman's most recent film.

Sound of Metal: An Addiction Movie Without Drugs

Film
By Lane Michael Stanley | May 27, 2021
By Lane Michael Stanley | May 27, 2021

Sound of Metal: An Addiction Movie Without Drugs

Writer-director Lane Michael Stanley on how the recent Oscar winning film portrays addiction and recovery in an unusual – and very necessary – way.

Revisited: The Importance of Bad Santa in the Wake of a Friend’s Death

Film
By Jack Dunphy | December 24, 2019
By Jack Dunphy | December 24, 2019

Revisited: The Importance of Bad Santa in the Wake of a Friend’s Death

Filmmaker Jack Dunphy on his late best friend John Cibula, and the shifting role Terry Zwigoff’s dark holiday comedy played in their relationship.

The Importance of Bad Santa in the Wake of a Friend’s Death

Film
By Jack Dunphy | July 18, 2019
By Jack Dunphy | July 18, 2019

The Importance of Bad Santa in the Wake of a Friend’s Death

Filmmaker Jack Dunphy on his late best friend John Cibula, and the shifting role Terry Zwigoff’s dark holiday comedy played in their relationship.

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