Directing
Terrifying. Unexpected. Beautiful: The Making of Concrete Cowboy
Writer-director Ricky Staub on the life-changing experience of making his Philadelphia-set debut feature, and the remarkable people he met on the way.
Bonnie McKee Talks with Carlson Young on the Talkhouse Podcast
Hit songwriter McKee and actor Young discuss their mutual move into writing and directing, plus COVID, psychodrama, moving scams, and more.
Ground Spiders & Homemade Hot Sauce: Behind the Behind-the-Scenes of Beast Beast
Writer-director Danny Madden shares the memorable in-between moments from his new film, which opens in select theaters this Friday.
When I Needed Them, My Community Was There for Me
Director Jessica Kavana Dornbusch on how her Miami filmmaking peers stepped up when her new movie Reefa was illegally shut down by the police.
How Rachel Sennott Changed My Life
Shiva Baby's writer-director Emma Seligman on her lead actress, who also took on the role of friend, champion and support system.
Vengeance and Pickles, or Why My First New York Movie is Really All About Food
When Tim Sutton set his new movie Funny Face in NYC, he knew it had to be a celebration of the city's diverse culinary pleasures.
We Become the Stories We Tell Ourselves
Writer-director Jessie Barr on the personal story of death, grief and family that underpins her debut feature, Sophie Jones.
“Real is a Thing That Happens to You”
Filmmaker Christina Kallas talks with her friend and former student Alexander Nanau, director of the double Oscar nominee Collective.
Dangerous Business: On Loving Elaine May and Ishtar
Canadian filmmaker Mark Cira traces his long, complicated relationship with May's famously derided comedy back to his anarchist teen years.
Of Duct Tape, Dreams and a Guy in Walpole
Dante Bellini, director of Ken Burns: Here & There, on how the documentary icon helped him make a late-career leap to filmmaking.
The Girls of Kaali Khuhi
When writer-director Terrie Samundra made her feature debut, she ignored the age-old adage about not working with children and animals ...
What It’s Like Releasing a Racially Charged Movie about a Chinese Immigrant During COVID-19
Asian-Canadian writer-director Li Dong, whose debut feature, Stealing School, is out this week on VOD, gives his take on the current moment.











