AMPAS Archives | Talkhouse

How Growing Up Gay and Illegitimate in a Religious Community Made Me the Filmmaker I Am

By Roger Ross Williams | July 15, 2016

By Roger Ross Williams | July 15, 2016

How Growing Up Gay and Illegitimate in a Religious Community Made Me the Filmmaker I Am

Oscar-winning director Roger Ross Williams on making movies about outsiders, and his plans to transform the industry from within.

Stuart Gordon’s Academy Blues: “Branding Us a Bunch of Old Crackers Does No One Any Good.”

By Stuart Gordon | February 26, 2016

By Stuart Gordon | February 26, 2016

Stuart Gordon’s Academy Blues: “Branding Us a Bunch of Old Crackers Does No One Any Good.”

The veteran director kicks off his new Talkhouse Film column by weighing in on the controversy surrounding the change in Oscar voting rules.