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How Kamala Harris Could Beat Trump By Using Barbie’s Playbook

Film
By Onur Tukel | July 26, 2024
By Onur Tukel | July 26, 2024

How Kamala Harris Could Beat Trump By Using Barbie’s Playbook

Writer-director Onur Tukel has a novel idea for how the Democratic presidential nominee could claim victory in November.

A Movie is a Yearbook

Film
By Ryan Martin Brown | July 25, 2024
By Ryan Martin Brown | July 25, 2024

A Movie is a Yearbook

Ryan Martin Brown looks back on making his new movie Free Time, which is now out on digital, through a photographic lens.

How I Get Unstuck

Film
By Karla Murthy | July 23, 2024
By Karla Murthy | July 23, 2024

How I Get Unstuck

Karla Murthy, whose latest documentary, Love, Jamie, is now streaming on PBS American Masters, on where she finds creative inspiration.

Cutting and Pasting My Way Through the Western Cannon

Film
By Shaina Feinberg | July 19, 2024
By Shaina Feinberg | July 19, 2024

Cutting and Pasting My Way Through the Western Cannon

Filmmaker Shaina Feinberg on how her process of reimagining movies has shaped the work she has made over the course of her creative career.

Integrity vs. Innovation: How AI is Redefining Documentary Filmmaking

Film
By Rachel Elizabeth Seed | July 17, 2024
By Rachel Elizabeth Seed | July 17, 2024

Integrity vs. Innovation: How AI is Redefining Documentary Filmmaking

Rachel Elizabeth Seed, director of the new doc A Photographic Memory, dives into the most pressing current topic in non-fiction cinema.

Verses of Defiance

Film
By Christian Weissmann | July 15, 2024
By Christian Weissmann | July 15, 2024

Verses of Defiance

The actor, whose recently published his debut collection of poetry, Her, Him & I, on the role the book played in his personal evolution.

“All You Need in Life is a Sharp Knife”

Film
By Niclas Larsson | July 12, 2024
By Niclas Larsson | July 12, 2024

“All You Need in Life is a Sharp Knife”

Niclas Larsson, whose debut feature, Mother, Couch, is now in theaters, on the delicate art of letter writing.

The Ride of My Life

Film
By Jake Allyn | July 11, 2024
By Jake Allyn | July 11, 2024

The Ride of My Life

Actor-writer-director Jake Allyn shares the emotional journey of making his new movie, which is now in theaters and on demand.

Live Live Live

Film
By Jessie Barr | July 3, 2024
By Jessie Barr | July 3, 2024

Live Live Live

Filmmaker Jessie Barr shares her cancer story, which is the focus of her upcoming gallery show in Los Angeles next week.

God Moving Across the Screen

Film
By Tzvi | July 2, 2024
By Tzvi | July 2, 2024

God Moving Across the Screen

Tzvi, writer-director of the newly released cult film Killer of Men, on growing up loving movies in a family of Rabbinic scholars.

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