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The Camera is a Womb

Model turned filmmaker Sophia Dunn-Walker challenges the idea of the male gaze, explaining the lens through which she sees the world.

October 8, 2026

The Genetics of a Film

Writer-director Melody C. Roscher shares the poignant real-life story behind her new film, Bird in Hand, which is in theaters now.

October 1, 2026

Fast Forward

Writer-director Louis Paxton charts the stepping stones from childhood onward that led him to make his Sundance favorite The Incomer, which hits theaters today.

September 25, 2026

How I Became The Scout

The writer-director of The Scout on her autobiographical experiences as a location scout that inspired the film.

September 24, 2026

Holding It In

Filmmaker Shannon Plumb looks back on her summer, a transitional time of limbo and waiting ...

September 10, 2026

The Moment That Nearly Broke Us

Filmmakers Amanda and Michael Drexton chart the creative highs and lows that led to their Soderbergh-endorsed breakout debut feature, Sour Party.

Life Won’t Look Anything Like You Thought It Would

Writer-director Sophia Silver, whose debut feature Over/Under is out now, on filmmaking, motherhood and embracing unpredictability.

August 26, 2026

Nobody’s Ever Asked Me That: Nicolas Winding Refn

The cinematic iconoclast behind such films as Drive, The Neon Demon and Her Private Hell on Warhol, death, Legos and a whole lot more!

How Erotic Cinema Set Me Free

Corrin Evans, whose feature directorial debut, Corpus, premieres at Fantasia this weekend, on swapping religion for cinematic sensuality.

July 24, 2026

Nobody’s Ever Asked Me That: Abel Ferrara

The legendary writer-director opens up about everything from Buddhism and bad acid trips to social media addiction and sobriety.

What I Learned Directing My First Franchise Film

Kimmy Gatewood on how she thought big and gained expertise on the fly while helming her new movie, Descendants: Wicked Wonderland.

July 16, 2026

When Art Finally Catches Up to You

Filmmaker Zachary Ray Sherman on making his debut feature for $10K, shelving it for eight years, and finally understanding what it was all about.

July 10, 2026