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Screenwriter Jeremy Slater on his late father, videogames and his new movie, Mortal Kombat II, which hits theaters tomorrow.

May 7, 2026

A Sort of Homecoming

Jeremy Xido on the deeply emotional personal and creative journey of making his new film Sons of Detroit, which premieres at DOC NYC this week.

November 13, 2025

On Losing My Father and My New Film, Köln 75

Ido Fluk on the bittersweet way in which his new film Köln 75, in theaters today, had its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival.

October 17, 2025

A Uniquely American Story: My Winter 2025

Bill Morrison chronicles being an Oscar nominee, the death of his mother and political turmoil at the start of a tumultuous year.

March 14, 2025

Costco is a Holy Place

An essay by Catherine Dwyer, to introduce Spring Onion’s Seated Figure — out today on Anything Bagel Records.

March 14, 2025

On the Absurdity of Navigating a Posthumous Record Release

Linwood Regensburg (Those Darlins) talks revisiting the album he made with Jessi Zazu, and putting it out nearly seven years later.

February 22, 2024

Hatis Noit and NAOWAO Talk About Death

The collaborators catch up about the ancient symbolism and modern taboos that inspired “Jomon.”

January 18, 2024

A Memory of Home

Writer-director Cedric Cheung-Lau on facing grief in the wake of premiering his debut feature The Mountains are a Dream That Call to Me.

December 8, 2023

A Test of Faith

Emmy-nominated actor Kelly Jenrette on death, loss and the strength one can gain from coming through difficult times.

March 21, 2023

Revisited: An Actor, a Helmsman, and My Brian: Boldly Going Where No Widow Has Gone Before

Melissa Navia, who plays Lt. Erica Ortegas on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, on returning for season two after a devastating, unthinkable loss.

December 26, 2022

George Harrison’s Brainwashed Taught Me To Deal With Death

Morgan Enos (Other Houses) on how the late Beatle’s final album guided him through tragedy with wit and optimism.

December 8, 2022

Revisited: Every Being That Lives Will One Day Die

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.

September 8, 2022