autobiography
Seeing Myself in Egghead & Twinkie
Writer-director Sarah Kambe Holland on the different aspects of her hilarious debut feature that resonate with her own real-life experiences.
Taika, Trump, Putin and Me
Russian-born writer-director Wes Hurley on the myriad struggles of making his autobiographical epic, Potato Dreams of America.
Buddies, Break-Ups and the Pitfalls of Autobiographical Screenwriting
Writer-director Linas Phillips, who’s currently crowdfunding his next film, Take Two, on drawing for real life for his movies.
Don’t Look Now, or My Struggles with Autobiographical Filmmaking
Dramarama writer-director Jonathan Wysocki on the perils and pitfalls of making work that draws from one’s own life.
Reading Music: On Trying to Pay Attention to Paul Stanley’s Autobiography While the Country Falls Apart
Emily Nokes meant to write about the KISS member’s paperback months ago —then Trump happened.
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Catherine Breillat’s Abuse of Weakness
How do you bounce back from the lowest, most humiliating experience of your life? If you're Catherine Breillat, you make a film about it.
Dean Wareham (Galaxie 500, Luna, Dean and Britta) Talks Richard Hell’s I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp
In 1979, at age 16, I saw Richard Hell & the Voidoids at CBGB, the first rock show I ever paid for with my own money. I remember being in awe of...
