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I Don’t Ask People To Use My Full Name

A shakuhachi player reflects on a complicated legacy.

February 22, 2021

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.

February 9, 2021

Remote Control: How the World’s Youngest Voting Evangelist Came to Be

Filmmaker Katherine Fairfax Wright on the memorable experience of making election ads with six-year-old motivational speaker Caleb Stewart.

What Happened When I Came Back Home to Staten Island to Make My First Movie

Filmmaker Julio Vincent Gambuto on family, art, politics and what it was like to make Team Marco in New York City's "red" borough.

December 18, 2020

Introducing: Groupie’s “Daleko”

A track premiere, plus some words from bassist Ashley Kossakowski on co-writing the song with her mother.

August 7, 2020

Handstands Across the Void (liar, flower sailing around the world)

KatieJane Garside (ex-Daisy Chainsaw) on the four years her family spent on their storm-battered sailboat.

July 24, 2020

Watch Them Rise

Phillip Youmans, the writer-director of Burning Cane, on the importance and strength of family within the Black community in this moment.

July 2, 2020

On Black Storytelling and Why Hollywood Must Irrevocably Change

Deborah Goodwin looks back on her personal experiences as a Black filmmaker and calls for a systemic transformation of the film industry.

June 22, 2020

Short Film Premiere: This is No Time

Talkhouse contributor Victoria Negri shares her latest work, a short film shot while she was sheltering in place at her childhood home in Connecticut.

June 10, 2020

Sibling Non-Rivalry

The Burton sisters, who make films and shows together as Five Sisters Productions, explain how their family setup made them ideal collaborators.

Lindy Vision Are Healing Past the Trauma

The sister trio roundtable on their dynamic as family and bandmates.

May 8, 2020

How Do You Define Sisterhood?

Eve Owen’s older sister has been her idol all her life.

May 7, 2020