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My Dinner with Hervé, Anvil! and the Stories I Tell

Writer-director Sacha Gervasi on his new film, My Dinner with Hervé, and drawing inspiration for his work from real life and lived experience.

October 19, 2018

With Steady Hands

Alexandria Bombach on the emotional toll of making On Her Shoulders, her portrait of Nobel Peace Prize-winning Yazidi activist Nadia Murad.

October 17, 2018

Getting Uncomfortable

Director Marilyn Ness on the precarious balancing act involved in making her documentary on gun violence, Charm City.

October 15, 2018

Hannah Marks and Joey Power’s Guide to Shooting Your Ambitious Indie Debut Feature in New York City

The writer-directors of After Everything share hard-earned wisdom and rookie mistakes from their time making movie magic in the Big Apple.

Colin Trevorrow (Jurassic World) Talks with Megan Griffiths (Sadie) for the Talkhouse Podcast

Trevorrow chats with his friend Griffiths about her new movie Sadie, blockbusters, diversity, "overnight" success, and much more.

October 11, 2018

James Ponsoldt (The Spectacular Now) Talks with David Lowery (The Old Man and the Gun) for the Talkhouse Podcast

In a conversation recorded at Soho House in L.A., writer-director Lowery chats with longtime friend Ponsoldt about his new movie.

October 2, 2018

How Giving Up on My Movie Actually Made it a Reality

The writer-director of Don't Leave Home tells the frustrating, improbable story of how his fifth feature (finally) came to be.

September 13, 2018

Hannah Fidell (The Long Dumb Road) Talks with Josephine Decker (Madeline’s Madeline) for the Talkhouse Podcast

Recorded at Sundance, the two director friends discuss their new films, race, childhood storytelling games, and much more.

Between Brooklyn and Manila

Manila Death Squad's director on his adopted home and his birth country, and making work that explores the gap between the two places.

August 7, 2018

A Love Letter to Wanda

Sometimes the sign of a great film is that you don't like it the first time. With Christina Choe and Wanda, that was certainly the case.

August 6, 2018

What I Learned Working with Jean-Luc Godard, Béla Tarr and Alex Cox

At the end of the day, writes Gavagai's writer-director Rob Tregenza, it's all dependent cinema.

August 3, 2018

Peace in Chaos: An Introvert’s Story of Speaking Softly in a Loud Business

Jennifer Yuh Nelson, director of the new YA sci-fi thriller The Darkest Minds, on how she went from quiet animator to blockbuster director.

August 2, 2018