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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.
“And Where Did the Idea for the Film Come From?”
Writer-director Angus MacLachlan shares some of the stories behind his latest film, Abundant Acreage Available, which opens this week.
On Compulsive Home-Movie-Making During Loss, Birth and Hamlet
Bobbi Jene director Elvira Lind on the documentary she shot but may never show about a tumultuous year in her and husband Oscar Isaac's life.
Marjorie Prime and Memories of My Father (Still-Living)
Shannon Plumb pens a beautiful, idiosyncratic response to Michael Almereyda's movie about love, death and memory.
A Ghost Story and My Own Ghosts of the Past
Victoria Negri shares the personal and moving response she had to David Lowery's new movie about memory, loss and time.
A Chronicle of My Attempts to Live an Integrated Life as a Mother, Wife and Filmmaker
Lovesong director So Yong Kim looks back on how she and her filmmaker husband Brad have tried to integrate their work and family lives.
Specters of the Past: Revisiting October Country in Post-Election America
Donal Mosher looks back at the documentary portrait he made of his family, and is faced with the question of whether it represents Trump voters.
Video Essay: The Essence of Agony
Nathan Silver, who has cast his mother Cindy in nearly all his films, tries to make sense of their complex and often fraught working relationship.
