film essay

The remarkable 40-year story of how Adam Rifkin finally brought to the screen his mother's Western, Last Train to Fortune, which is out now.

Writer-director Avalon Fast, newly named one of the "25 New Faces of Independent Film," shares a personal story about the 1995 Japanese supernatural drama.

Filmmaker Shannon Plumb looks back on her summer, a transitional time of limbo and waiting ...

Filmmakers Amanda and Michael Drexton chart the creative highs and lows that led to their Soderbergh-endorsed breakout debut feature, Sour Party.

Emily Bennett traces the deep roots of her newly released horror movie Blood Shine, which she co-wrote, co-directed and stars in.

Writer-director Sophia Silver, whose debut feature Over/Under is out now, on filmmaking, motherhood and embracing unpredictability.

Writer-director Phyllis Toben Bancroft on women, the strange, non-linear nature of becoming and her anthology film Echoes.

The Apology writer-director Alison Star Locke offers up a very personal take on "special needs moms in horror.”

In an excerpt from his forthcoming cinematic memoir, filmmaker Tony Gault considers Billy Wilder's Oscar-winning classic through the lens of his own personal history.

Julia Marchese offers up a personal celebration of the 40th anniversary of two John Hughes teen classics.

In an excerpt from her memoir Cry for Me, Argentina: Stories From My Messed-Up Life, comedian Tamara Yajia shares an unforgettable (and very unfortunate) moment from her childhood.

Jana Naomi Smith on the very personal journey she had to go on while making her multi-award-winning dramatic podcast Red for Revolution.