Directing
How Not to Talk About a Film (Not) About Disability
For writer-director Aaron Schimberg, finding the right way to describe his latest feature, Chained for Life, has been challenging.
Things They Don’t Tell You About Directing Your First Film …
Writer-director David Raymond shares some of the key lessons he learned making his debut feature, the star-studded thriller Night Hunter.
How a New-Age Sex Therapist From a Banned Cult Turned My Filmmaking Dreams Into a Nightmare
Perception writer-director Ilana Rein shares the wild tale of her darkest moments in the "hope-industrial complex" of the indie film world.
Lulu Wang Talks with Ruben Östlund for the Talkhouse Podcast
The writer-directors of The Farewell and The Square have an enthralling, continent-spanning conversation.
Making a Latinx Movie in the Time of Trump
Coyote Lake's Mexican writer-director Sara Seligman on her complicated feelings about making a film with Latino villains in the present era.
How I Made Summer Night — Even Though the Money Fell Through a Week Into Shooting
Actor Joseph Cross on how he fulfilled a childhood ambition by directing his first movie, thanks to a crew who went above and beyond.
Making the Film I Needed at 16
Jasmin Mozaffari on the roots of her debut feature, Firecrackers, and her proudly disruptive mission to topple the patriarchy through cinema.
Film, Family, and Other F-words That Don’t Always Get Along
Miss Arizona writer-director Autumn McAlpin on the very challenging realities of trying to balance art with life obligations.
Bring on the Next Wave of Female Auteurs
As she develops new feature projects, writer-director Vashti Anderson wonders, are female filmmakers being given the chance to take risks too?
What Making a Documentary About a Cat Circus Taught Me About the Impermanence of Art
Jacob Feiring shares the wisdom he learned about filmmaking and life from making his new documentary, Acrocats!.
Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway
Diana Peralta on the leap she had to take to make her debut feature De Lo Mio, her deeply personal family tale set in the Dominican Republic.
Lake Bell Talks with Santigold for the Talkhouse Podcast
Friends Lake and Santi take a break from their hectic schedules to talk motherhood, creativity and the challenges of balancing the two.











