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Journey Through a Filmmaker’s Anxious Mind

Director Lila Schmitz on the personal journey of making her debut feature, the music documentary The Job of Songs.

November 29, 2023

The Frat Party in a Trailer Park at the End of the World

Cormac Sheehan waxes philosophical on Antipodean rock & roll.

July 5, 2023

All the Roads We Have to Walk Are Winding

How Ben Katzman's Oasis obsession (and a pilgrimage to Knebworth) helped him navigate depression this year.

December 13, 2022

Laughing and Crying

Director Kristian Mercado on the complicated, interconnected relationship between film, comedy and depression in his life.

February 8, 2022

Mental Illness Took An Interest in Me

Director Luke Eve on the backstory to his new film, I Met a Girl, the latest in a series of projects focused on mental health.

September 25, 2020

Revisited: The Jar Will Always Lift Again

Mackenzie Scott (Torres) on her lifelong battle with depression.

January 2, 2019

Better Days: on Depression, Mental Health Care, and The Boss

“It fascinated me that this 42-year-old who had already imparted his joy and wisdom through his songs into my life was just figuring himself out now.”

October 15, 2018

The Jar Will Always Lift Again

"Depression is like waking up beside someone in your bed who claims to know and love you, and having absolutely no recollection of who they are."

September 19, 2018

How Sunday Night TV Helped Me Connect With My Teenage Daughter

For MDMA writer-director Angie Wang, The Affair and Sharp Objects have helped her see and discuss difficult topics in a new way.

September 11, 2018

An Important Message From Rose McGowan, a Friend: We Need to Have a Conversation About Suicide. Blame is Not That Conversation.

Rose McGowan's powerful words, written on behalf of her friend Asia Argento, in response to the death of Anthony Bourdain.

June 11, 2018

re: dress #4: national handbag/that sarah records look/she

Meredith Graves talks sadness, Instagram and rebirth.

March 31, 2016

Meredith Graves (Perfect Pussy) Talks Beach House’s Depression Cherry

How does Depression Cherry work out for someone who's depressed? Our writer finds out — the hard way.

August 31, 2015