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On Black Storytelling and Why Hollywood Must Irrevocably Change

Deborah Goodwin looks back on her personal experiences as a Black filmmaker and calls for a systemic transformation of the film industry.

June 22, 2020

He Said / She Said

Co-stars and co-writers Joshua Leonard and Jess Weixler share their (slightly differing) perspectives on their new film Fully Realized Humans.

How the Parental Dating Scene of the 1980s Led Me to Direct To the Stars

Director Martha Stephens traces back the roots of her fascination with being a teenager in the '50s and '60s, the focus of her latest film.

May 4, 2020

I Know the Ghosts: Employing Grandmother Wisdom in My Debut Feature

First-time filmmaker Bo McGuire on how he used “skillful will” to make his Tribeca-winning docudrama Socks on Fire.

April 30, 2020

Dinner with Scorsese

Mike Doyle, the writer-director-producer of Almost Love, on the serendipitous meeting with his hero which helped make his new movie a reality.

April 24, 2020

Pushing the Boulder Uphill

The writer-director of Stray Dolls on the Sisyphean task of telling an unconventional immigrant story as a first-generation female filmmaker.

April 9, 2020

Try This at Home

As her new film South Mountain's release pivots from theatrical to VOD, Hilary Brougher ponders themes of home in the age of COVID-19.

April 7, 2020

The People in Shithouse

23-year-old filmmaker-actor Cooper Raiff on the real folks behind his debut feature, which won the SXSW Grand Jury Award last week.

March 30, 2020

What Scorsese Told Me

Resistance writer-director Jonathan Jakubowicz recalls the transformative advice he received from his favorite filmmaker.

March 27, 2020

Kelly Reichardt Talks with Olivier Assayas for the Talkhouse Podcast

Two of the great auteurs of world cinema sit down in conversation for the very first time.

March 5, 2020

My Eating Disorder Story

While directing his debut feature, Saint Frances, Alex Thompson started to look differently at how he ate and exercised.

March 2, 2020

Get Out of the Fuckin’ Office and See the World

Writer-director Andrew Heckler treats filmmaking like an investigative journalist, starting with his new movie Burden.

February 28, 2020