Directing
Always Bet on Yourself
Funny Story's writer-director Michael Gallagher on how his approach of taking risks and always looking ahead got him to where he is today.
My Favorite Car is a Bicycle, or Why I Must Create Things vs. Making Them
The Lunchbox writer-director Ritesh Batra writes you a letter about why he went back to his artistic roots for his new film, Photograph.
Sketch in Time
Tell It to the Bees director Annabel Jankel takes a gif-laden, stream-of-consciousness journey through her illustrious career.
Naked and Barefoot in the Snow: A Day on Darlin’
Pollyanna McIntosh, best known as Jadis from The Walking Dead, shares an indelible experience making her debut feature as writer-director.
The Very Long, Dark and Strange Journey to Directing My First Feature
Veteran producer Ant Timpson on how his parents' respective deaths coincided with his decision to end — and then restart — his directing career.
How I Set Out in Search of a Cinematic Mystery – and Found Myself
Pamela B. Green on rewriting early film history and her transformative experience making Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché.
“You Have So Much Ahead”: A Few Words About Aki Kaurismäki
Azazel Jacobs shares a short appreciation of the beloved Finnish writer-director, who is being celebrated with a retrospective at NYC's Metrograph.
Karen Gillan Talks with James Roday for the Talkhouse Podcast
The two multihyphenate actors sit down to discuss Roday's new horror movie, Treehouse, Highland cows, The Rock, crying on screen and more.
The Movies I Haven’t Made
Writer-director Neil Jordan, returning with Greta, his first film in six years, looks back on some projects that never quite came to fruition.
All I Really Wanted To Do Was Direct
In the 1980s, Patrick's Mandie Fletcher became the sole female comedy director at the BBC. Here she shares some of her journey.
Catherine Hardwicke’s Gender Report Card on Hollywood in 2019
In the wake of #MeToo and #TimesUp, the director of the new thriller Miss Bala takes stock of where the film industry is at.
What I Learned Working on Black Swan
Jon Kauffman's dream job working under his favorite filmmaker, Darren Aronofsky, directly affected how he shaped his debut feature, Heartlock.











