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My Monster

Actress turned writer-director Romola Garai on motherhood and making her feature debut with the forthcoming horror film Amulet.

July 22, 2020

Why 45 Years On, I Still Dream of Making Evening Flight

Legendary director Peter Medak on his long-gestating project, a romantic drama which has deep personal meaning for him.

July 20, 2020

Finding the Details and Choosing Your Battles

Director Jonathan Milott on a particularly tough day on his new film Becky, and those special shots he's always fighting to make time to shoot.

July 1, 2020

The Myth of the Small Black Film

Jinn director Nijla Mu'min contemplates what “too small” means when it comes to Black filmmaking, and how this moment can shift that thinking.

June 24, 2020

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