Directing

Lifelong best friends Hannah Leder and Alexandra Kotcheff share adventures from making their debut feature The Planters alone in the desert.

Tom Gilroy examines the influence of Mike Leigh, Ken Loach and Tsai Ming-liang on his new short film, #WaynesvilleStrong.

Writer-director Brian Duffield on making Spontaneous for three years in three countries for multiple owners before a pandemic.

Brea Grant, whose new film 12 Hour Shift is out this week, talks with Kit Williamson about their transition from actors to writer-directors.

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.

For director Anna Mastro, making Secret Society of Second-Born Royals connected her back to her adolescence – and her true superpower.

Dramarama writer-director Jonathan Wysocki on the perils and pitfalls of making work that draws from one’s own life.

Legendary director John Badham, who has a new edition of his book On Directing out now, shares a favorite filmmaking story.

Writer-director-actor Frank Mosley on the 10-year odyssey of making his ever-evolving film project Her Wilderness, which is now online.

The Blech Effect director David Greenwald on his unconventional path in filmmaking, and the critical role Jonathan Demme played in his success.

Director MJ Bassett, whose new film Rogue is out tomorrow, on her experiences after coming out as transgender in 2017.

Age-positive adult film performer and director Morgana Muses, subject of the new documentary Morgana, on BDSM and her midlife transformation.