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Drooling Towards Bethlehem: Taking Risks in Making Art

Multihyphenate Eleanore Pienta, who can currently be seen in the thriller Soft & Quiet, on the importance pushing oneself creatively.

November 7, 2022

The Art of the Finish

On the 17th anniversary of the disaster, the director of Hurricane Katrina doc Forced Change details his epic path to completing his film.

August 29, 2022

BadBadNotGood Talks with Laraaji on the Talkhouse Podcast

The music of laughter, and vice versa.

February 17, 2022

Best of 2021: Michel Franco on The Beatles: Get Back

The Mexican writer-director, whose new film Sundown hits theaters this Friday, on his favorite movie of the past year.

January 24, 2022

Creative Light in Motion

Actress, writer, director and producer Nadhege Ptah on her long and complex journey to find full expression as an artist.

October 14, 2021

Three Great Things: Jena Malone

The actress and singer, whose new movie Lorelei opens today, on some of the things that matter most to her.

July 30, 2021

Find Your Creative Passion and Follow It

This is Us star and Joseph the Spouse lead singer Chris Sullivan on how artistic expression and finding true purpose has shaped his life.

January 5, 2021

Jealousy: The Best Fuel For My Creativity

Actor turned writer-director Cory Wexler Grant on the emotion that drove him to make his directorial debut, Painter, out now on VOD.

November 16, 2020

A Letter to My Uninspired Self

When you travel all over and play a show a day for a year and make a movie about it, you inevitably learn lessons. But you also have to remember them.

October 13, 2020

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.

October 12, 2020

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.

October 6, 2020

Why I Make Movies

How epic school musicals, bar cover bands and meetings with Michael Moore and James Cameron lead The Cuban's Sergio Navarretta to a film career

July 30, 2020