childhood

Artemis Shaw and Prashanth Kamalakanthan, whose feature New Strains plays First Look this weekend, share the childhood films that hit home.

Goran Stolevski on how making his new film, Of An Age, reconnected him to his past, growing up as an immigrant teenager in Melbourne.

Writer-director Carla Simón, whose new short is at the Venice Film Festival, on how the death of a family member has underpinned each of her films.

How Martin Brest's misunderstood masterpiece helped a goofball teenager find love, and his identity.

Writer-director Bryan Wizemann on how his Vegas upbringing has influenced all his films, including his latest, You Mean Everything to Me.

Actor-filmmaker Ryan Spahn recalls his precocious exploits as a fan of the 1992 Disney musical, which celebrated its 30th anniversary this month.

On the 30th anniversary of this classic erotic thriller, actor-writer-director Ryan Spahn shares how the movie drove him to a life of crime.

From his new book Transitions: A Director's Journey and Motivational Handbook, filmmaker Pete Chatmon reveals his cinematic origin story.

Writer-director Bryan Wizemann on how his Vegas upbringing has influenced all his films, including his latest, You Mean Everything to Me.

Small Time writer-director Niav Conty on a formative childhood double bill and the unreliable nature of memory.

Daniela De Carlo, writer-director of The Blackout, on how her childhood idol, Brazilian pop star Xuxa, magically came into her life, for good.

Screenwriter Nakia Stephens reflects on how she’s learning to release the shackles of productivity by leaning into purpose.