Directing
On the Virtues of Cinematic Failure
PVT Chat's writer-director Ben Hozie on what he learned making his first two features, neither of which have ever seen the light of day.
What a Feminist, Anti-Colonial Science Lab Taught Me About Ethical Filmmaking
Filmmaker Noah Hutton on how he was inspired to create a handbook so that the making of his new film Lapsis adhered to the values it upheld.
How I Spent Seven Years Single-handedly Making a Demonic Thriller – and Accidentally Uncovered My Family’s Dark History
Jordan Graham, the writer-director (and pretty much everything else) of Sator shares the remarkable story of making his debut movie.
Cinema of the Interior
For Isabel Sandoval — an Independent Spirit Award nominee for Lingua Franca — cinema, like all art, is an emotional experience.
Viggo Mortensen Talks with Alix Lambert on the Talkhouse Podcast
The actor, whose debut feature as writer-director, Falling, is out tomorrow, chats with his longtime friend and fellow filmmaker.
What True Diversity Looks Like
From America’s Next Top Model to his directorial debut The Right One, industry vet Ken Mok has been focused on everyone on the screen.
The Evolution of 9th Circuit Cowboy
Academy Award-winning director Terry Sanders on how he came to make his latest film, a documentary portrait of the late Judge Harry Pregerson.
What I Learned From the Pandemic
When COVID-19 forced Spoor director Agnieszka Holland to stop working, she paused to observe some truths about life and cinema.
The Hustle Never Ends
Sarah Pirozek charts her journey from making '90s hip-hop videos through to directing her first narrative feature, #Like, which is out now.
What I Learned Working on Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Director Matthew Hamachek, whose new HBO documentary Tiger airs this weekend, on his first formative experience of filmmaking.
Revisited: Derek Cianfrance in Quarantine Finishing I Know This Much Is True
Under lockdown, filmmaker Shannon Plumb talks to her husband Derek Cianfrance as he completes his new HBO show with Mark Ruffalo.
Revisited: What I Learned Working with Terrence Malick
Henry Butash reflects on how his time on three films by the master affected his own directorial debut, The Atlantic City Story.











