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Reclaiming the Narrative is a Work in Progress

Writer-director Yen Tan on his how his cultural identity has shifted since coming to the U.S., and what it means for him to make Asian-American films.

November 5, 2019

The Color of Freedom

Indian celebrity chef turned filmmaker Vikas Khanna recounts the journey he took making his first feature as writer-director, The Last Color.

October 31, 2019

How Special Education Led Me to a Career in Filmmaking

Writer-director David Midell outlines how his past work as a teacher and therapist drew him to make The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain.

October 24, 2019

On Making Breaking In with Burt Reynolds

Gregory’s Girl director Bill Forsyth on his overlooked 1989 crime caper, in which Reynolds showed he was a great actor, not just a movie star.

October 4, 2019

Shooting My Fucked Up Movie Sustainably Helped Me Sleep at Night!

Or why Daniel Scheinert made his film The Death of Dick Long in small-town Alabama with community involvement and sustainability at the fore.

September 27, 2019

Three Great Things: Takashi Miike

The prolific Japanese director celebrates the release of his new movie, First Love, by talking about what makes life better for him.

September 25, 2019

How I Came to Make a Scottish Historical Epic … in Montana

Richard Gray on how he went from being an Aussie kid who loved Braveheart to revisiting characters from that film in a movie of his own.

September 20, 2019

Making Fun of Work

The writer-directors of the new movie Villains are kind of heroes when it comes to their ideas about how to run a film set.

September 18, 2019

How I (Finally) Made My First Feature Motion Picture

Writer-director Michael Tyburski charts the unexpectedly long journey he took to make his new movie, The Sound of Silence.

September 11, 2019

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.

September 10, 2019

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.

September 5, 2019

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.

August 28, 2019