family
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.
Stephen Merchant on How Being Tall and Having a Funny Father Made Him a Comedian
Fighting with My Family's writer-director Stephen Merchant traces the roots of his comedy career back to a childhood full of laughter.
Hear First: Other Houses’ Funny Papers
Morgan Enos turned to music to work through the unexpected death of his father—Funny Papers, premiering here, is the result.
i remember
Narcissister, the performance artist making her film debut with the forthcoming Narcissister Organ Player, shares memories of her mother.
A Visit with Mom: A Private Journey on a Publicity Tour
After the South Korea press tour for a major animated movie, Jennifer Yuh Nelson was joined in the country of her birth by her mother.
Making Art Out of Absence
Siblings Elan and Jonathan Bogarín explain (and show!) how they made sense of their grandmother's passing in the film 306 Hollywood.
Film is Our Family Business
The writer-director-star of Armed writes about his unconventional upbringing and becoming the filmmaker — and man — he is today.
The Karaoke Tapes
"In those instants, sloppily crooning alone to 'Forget Me Never,' I knew music had me in a chokehold."
From My Childhood of Formidable Women to The Year of Spectacular Men
Lea Thompson traces the roots of her artistic identity from the relationships with her mother and dance teacher through to her directorial debut.
The Right to Live Differently, or Why Blame It on Fidel is My Comfort Movie
Actress turned writer Mara Wilson explains the special resonance that Julie Gavras' cinematic portrait of childhood has for her.
On Being a Millennial Making a Holocaust Film
Serena Dykman shares her experiences making her directorial debut, Nana, which is released this week.











